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How the Irish Saved Civilisation: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
Thomas Cahill
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Description for How the Irish Saved Civilisation: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Newspaper clipping pasted to ffep by previous owner. Remains a very good copy
Describes how Irish monks and scribes maintained the record of Western civilization by copying the manuscripts of both pagan and Christian writers, including Homer, Virgil, Plato and Aristotle, while libraries on the continent were lost forever.
Describes how Irish monks and scribes maintained the record of Western civilization by copying the manuscripts of both pagan and Christian writers, including Homer, Virgil, Plato and Aristotle, while libraries on the continent were lost forever.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Teach Yourself Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340637869
SKU
KMK0023578
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
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