Author: C.J. STEWARTPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
THE GREEK CHURCH, IRISH WRITERS, HISTORY
Author: C.J. STEWARTCATALOGUE OF WORKS ON CIVIL AND ECCLESIASTICAL ARCHITECTURE,AND LANDSCAPE GARDENING.
Author: BERNARD QUARITCHHow 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.
The Cumulative Book Index
Author: The Written World
Author: Martin PuchnerPublisher:
ISBN: 0812998936
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
"The story of literature in sixteen acts, from Alexander the Great and the Iliad to ebooks and Harry Potter, this engaging book brings together remarkable people and surprising events to show how writing shaped cultures, religions, and the history of the world"--
History of Christian names. By the author of The heir of Redclyffe. By C.M. Yonge
Author: Charlotte Mary YongePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
The Cambridge Medieval History Series volumes 1-5
Author: Publisher: Plantagenet Publishing
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2478
Book Description
Sketches of Irish history, antiquities, religion, customs and manners
Author: S. M.Hand-book of Chronology and History
Author: George Palmer PutnamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chronology, Historical
Languages : en
Pages : 748
Book Description
The Cambridge Medieval History
Author: Henry Melvill GwatkinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Middle Ages
Languages : en
Pages : 788
Book Description