An edition of How the Irish saved civilization (1995)

How the Irish Saved Civilization

The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe

1st Anchor Books Trade Paperback

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An edition of How the Irish saved civilization (1995)

How the Irish Saved Civilization

The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe

1st Anchor Books Trade Paperback

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Anchor Books, Doubleday
Language
English
Pages
246

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Subjects
Learning and scholarship, Classical Civilization, Monastic libraries, Scriptoria, Civilization, Study and teaching, Cultuur, Books, Manuscripts, Irish influences, Transmission of texts, History, Nonfiction, Church history, Medieval, Classical civilization, Ancient Civilization, Ireland, civilization, Civilization, classical, Libraries, ireland, Illumination of books and manuscripts, history, Large type books, Books, history, Libraries, europe, Europe, civilization, history
Places
Europe, Ireland
Times
400-1400, Medieval, 500-1500, To 1172

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Cover of: How the Irish saved civilization
How the Irish saved civilization: the untold story of Ireland's heroic role from the fall of Rome to the rise of medieval Europe
1998, G.K. Hall
in English
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Cover of: How the Irish Saved Civilization
How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
1996, Anchor Books, Doubleday
Paperback in English - 1st Anchor Books Trade Paperback
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How the Irish saved civilization: the untold story of Ireland's heroic role from the fall of Rome to the rise of medieval Europe
1995, Nan A. Talese, Doubleday
in English - 1st ed.
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Cover of: How the Irish saved civilization
How the Irish saved civilization: the untold story of Ireland's heroic role from the fall of Rome to the rise of medieval Europe
1995, Nan A. Talese, Doubleday
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First Sentence

"The word Irish is seldom coupled with the word civilization."

Table of Contents

Introduction: How Real Is History? Page 1 I. The End of the World: How Rome Fell--and Why Page 9 II. What Was Lost: The Complexities of the Classical Tradition Page 33 III. A Shifting World of Darkness: Unholy Ireland Page 69 IV. Good News From Far Off: The First Missionary Page 99 V. A Solid World of Light: Holy Ireland Page 121 VI. What Was Found: How the Irish Saved Civilization Page 145 VII. The End of the World: Is There Any Hope? Page 197 Pronunciation Guide to Key Irish Words Page 219 Bibliographical Sources Page 221 Chronology Page 231 Acknowledgments Page 235 Index Page 239

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Library of Congress
DA930.5 .C34 1996, DA930.5.C34 1995, DA930.5 .C34

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Paperback
Pagination
x, 246 p., [8] p. of plates :
Number of pages
246

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OL16127316M
ISBN 10
0385418493
ISBN 13
9780385418492
OCLC/WorldCat
34551591
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20820
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