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Monday
Galileo's 1616 drawings of the Moon and its phases. Monday is named after the Moon in many languages.
Galileo's 1616 drawings of the Moon and its phases. Monday is named after the Moon in many languages.
A depiction of Máni, the personified moon, and his sister Sól, the personified sun, from Norse mythology (1895) by Lorenz Frølich
A depiction of Máni, the personified moon, and his sister Sól, the personified sun, from Norse mythology (1895) by Lorenz Frølich
This postcard, sent in 1907 and captioned "Monday Morning in N. Y. City", reflects the tradition of Monday as a day for washing clothes.
This postcard, sent in 1907 and captioned "Monday Morning in N. Y. City", reflects the tradition of Monday as a day for washing clothes.
Week
An Italian cameo bracelet representing the days of the week by their eponymous deities (mid-19th century, Walters Art Museum)
An Italian cameo bracelet representing the days of the week by their eponymous deities (mid-19th century, Walters Art Museum)
Circular diagrams showing the division of the day and of the week, from a Carolingian ms. (Clm 14456 fol. 71r) of St. Emmeram Abbey. The week is divid
Circular diagrams showing the division of the day and of the week, from a Carolingian ms. (Clm 14456 fol. 71r) of St. Emmeram Abbey. The week is divided into seven days, and each day into 24 hours, 96 puncta (quarter-hours), 240 minuta (tenths of an hour) and 960 momenta (40th parts of an hour).
Soviet calendar, 1930. Five colors of five-day work week repeat.
Soviet calendar, 1930. Five colors of five-day work week repeat.
Soviet calendar, 1933. Rest day of six-day work week in blue.
Soviet calendar, 1933. Rest day of six-day work week in blue.