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Columba's Iona: A New History
Rosalind K. Marshall
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Description for Columba's Iona: A New History
Hardcover. Celebrating 1450 years since Columba's arrival on Iona, the Iona Cathedral Trust has commissioned this new history to describe his influence and to discuss developments on Iona since. This includes George MacLeod, the Abbey reconstruction, and the Iona Community. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; HBJD1; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
In May 2013 it will be exactly 1450 years since the arrival on Iona of Columba, the imperious and energetic Irishman of royal descent who founded its famous monastery and became Scotland's best known Celtic saint. To celebrate this important anniversary, Iona Cathedral Trust has commissioned a new book by the historian Rosalind K. Marshall. Using a wide variety of sources and taking into account the results of the most recent historical and archaeological research, she charts the many developments on Iona throughout the centuries, investigating why it has had such an enduring influence on Scottish life. In our own ... Read more
In May 2013 it will be exactly 1450 years since the arrival on Iona of Columba, the imperious and energetic Irishman of royal descent who founded its famous monastery and became Scotland's best known Celtic saint. To celebrate this important anniversary, Iona Cathedral Trust has commissioned a new book by the historian Rosalind K. Marshall. Using a wide variety of sources and taking into account the results of the most recent historical and archaeological research, she charts the many developments on Iona throughout the centuries, investigating why it has had such an enduring influence on Scottish life. In our own ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Sandstone Press Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
568g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908737144
SKU
V9781908737144
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99-21
About Rosalind K. Marshall
Rosalind K. Marshall, is an author, historian and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Specialising in women's history, especially of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, she is the author of The Days of Duchess Anne, John Knox, Queen Mary's Women and Scottish Queens. She is also a research associate of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Reviews for Columba's Iona: A New History
"The legends and tales that have sprung up over the centuries about Columba, including his encounter with the Loch Ness Monster, his strong opinions, and his quick-tempered and fierce condemnation of wrongdoers, are expertly assessed by the author."
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