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From the fall of Rome to the rise of Charlemagne - the "dark ages" - learning, scholarship, and culture disappeared from the European continent. The great heritage of western civilization - from the Greek and Roman classics to Jewish and Christian works - would have been utterly lost were it not for the holy men and women of unconquered Ireland.
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 treasures. With the return of stability in Europe, these Irish scholars were instrumental in spreading learning.
Thus the Irish not only were conservators of civilization, but became shapers of the medieval mind, putting their unique stamp on western culture.
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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, Ancient Civilization, Ireland, civilization, Civilization, classical, Libraries, ireland, Illumination of books and manuscripts, history, Large type books, Books, history, Libraries, europe, Europe, civilization, historyTimes
400-1400, Medieval, 500-1500, To 1172Showing 5 featured editions. View all 11 editions?
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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
1998, G.K. Hall
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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
1996, Anchor Books, Doubleday
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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
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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
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