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Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Irish Cultural Influence in Europe
Author: General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
Library of Congress Catalogs
Author: Library of CongressGeneral Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed BooksPublisher:
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
The British Library General Catalogue of Printed Books 1976 to 1982
Author: British LibraryPublisher:
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
Bibliography of Irish Linguistics and Literature, 1942-71
Author: Rolf BaumgartenPublisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 812
Book Description
American Book Publishing Record
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1206
Book Description
Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired
Author: British LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Bibliotheca Celtica
Author: How the Irish Saved Civilization
Author: Thomas CahillPublisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307755134
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A book in the best tradition of popular history—the untold story of Ireland's role in maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe. • The perfect St. Patrick's Day gift! Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aware of how great an influence St. Patrick was on the subsequent history of civilization. Not only did he bring Christianity to Ireland, he instilled a sense of literacy and learning that would create the conditions that allowed Ireland to become "the isle of saints and scholars"—and thus preserve Western culture while Europe was being overrun by barbarians. In this entertaining and compelling narrative, Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. Not only did Irish monks and scribes maintain the very record of Western civilization -- copying manuscripts of Greek and Latin writers, both pagan and Christian, while libraries and learning on the continent were forever lost—they brought their uniquely Irish world-view to the task. As Cahill delightfully illustrates, so much of the liveliness we associate with medieval culture has its roots in Ireland. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European continent, it was from Ireland that they were germinated. In the tradition of Barbara Tuchman's A Distant Mirror, How The Irish Saved Civilization reconstructs an era that few know about but which is central to understanding our past and our cultural heritage. But it conveys its knowledge with a winking wit that aptly captures the sensibility of the unsung Irish who relaunched civilization.