How the Irish Saved Civilisation: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe (Hinges of History) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

How the Irish Saved Civilisation: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe (Hinges of History) Book

How the Irish Saved Civilization : Paperback : Random House USA Inc : 9780385418492 : 0385418493 : 01 Mar 1996 : During the Dark Ages, learning, scholarship, and culture disappeared from the European continent. The great heritage of Western civilization would have been utterly lost were it not for the holy men and women of the unconquered Ireland. This delightful and illuminating book takes readers to the "island of saints and scholars"" and shows how the Irish put their unique stamp on Western culture. 30 illustrations."Read More

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    In this delightful and illuminating look into a crucial but little-known "hinge" of history, Thomas Cahill takes us to the "island of saints and scholars," the Ireland of St. Patrick and the Book of Kells. Here, far from the barbarian despoliation of the continent, monks and scribes laboriously, lovingly, even playfully preserved the West's written treasury. When stability returned in Europe, these Irish scholars were instrumental in spreading learning, becoming not only the conservators of civilization, but also the shapers of the medieval mind, putting their unique stamp on Western culture.

  • 0385418493
  • 9780385418492
  • Thomas Cahill
  • 6 October 1998
  • Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 256
  • Anchor Books ed
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