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BRB0261

Title

Subject

Description

This French calendrical manual features several fold-out plates, three volvelles, twelve sliding paper strips for tracking the weekdays of every month, and the exhibited adjustable table for determining the major moveable feasts. This table utilizes a cut-out window and a folded printed chart enclosed within a pocket formed by two consecutive leaves pasted together.

Source

BRB0261. La chronologie rendue sensible; ou Nouveau calendrier perpétuel. Paris: Chez tous les Marchands de Nouveautés, 1787.

Publisher

Bridwell Library Special Collections

Date

Rights

Please cite Bridwell Library Special Collections, SMU, as the source of this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained by contacting Special Collections (bridsc@smu.edu).

Relation

Moving

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Type

Calendar Book

Collection

The Shape of Content in Christian Books, Broadsides, and Prints

Citation

“BRB0261,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed September 12, 2026, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1690.