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Author:   Cyrus Lawrence Day
Publisher:   University Press of Kansas
Imprint:   University Press of Kansas
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   0.245kg
ISBN:  

9780700631469

ISBN 10:   0700631461
Pages:   168
Publication Date:   30 October 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Acknowledgments Chapter One: Mnemonic Knots 1. Knot-Calendars 2. Lee Boo and His ""Line"" 3. Polynesian Knot-Records 4. Miscellaneous Knot-Records 5. Phylacteries and Fringes 6. Abacus, Rosary, and Log Line 7. The Peruvian Quipu (Locke's Analysis) 8. The Peruvian Quipus (Nordenskiöld's Hypothesis) 9. Quipu 14-3866 (An Inca Astronomer's Notebook) 11. Statistical and Cultural Quipus Chapter Two: Magic Knots 1. Homeopathic and Contagious Magic 2. Wind and Rain 3. Sickness and Disease 4. Miscellaneous Cures 5. Knot Amulets 6. The Hercules Knot 7. the Slip Knot 8. Miscellaneous Amulets 9. Maleficium 10. Love Knots 11. Religious Knots Chapter Three: Practical Knots 1. The Age of String 2. The Oldest Knots 3. A Physician Names Haraklas 4. Proprietary Exclusiveness 5. The End of an Era Notes Appendices: Oribasius De Laqueis Index"

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Cyrus Lawrence Day (1900–1968) was professor emeritus of English at the University of Delaware. His publications include The Songs of John Dryden and The Art of Knotting and Splicing.

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