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_c$22.50 ($29.95 Can.)
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050 0 0 _aDA930.5
_b.C34 1995
082 0 0 _a941.501
_220
100 1 _aCahill, Thomas.
245 1 0 _aHow the Irish saved civilization :
_bthe untold story of Ireland's heroic role from the fall of Rome to the rise of medieval Europe /
_cThomas Cahill.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bNan A. Talese, Doubleday,
_c1995.
300 _ax, 246 p., [6] p. of plates :
_bill. ;
_c22 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 221-230) and index.
505 2 _aHow real is history? -- How Rome fell, and why -- The complexities of classical tradition -- Unholy Ireland -- The first missionary -- Holy Ireland -- How the Irish saved civilization -- Is there any hope?
510 0 _aWilson's Public Library
510 0 _aLibrary Journal
510 0 _aBooklist
520 _aThe story of how Irish scholars preserved Greek and Roman classics, Jewish and Christian writings, and other writings that might have otherwise been lost when the Roman Empire collapsed.
521 2 _aAdult
651 0 _aIreland
_xCivilization
_yTo 1172.
650 0 _aLearning and scholarship
_xHistory
_yMedieval, 500-1500.
650 0 _aCivilization, Classical
_xStudy and teaching
_zIreland.
651 0 _aEurope
_xCivilization
_xIrish influences.
650 0 _aBooks
_zIreland
_xHistory
_y400-1400.
650 0 _aManuscripts
_zIreland
_xHistory.
650 0 _aMonastic libraries
_zIreland.
650 0 _aTransmission of texts.
650 0 _aScriptoria
_zIreland.
651 7 _aIreland
_xCivilization.
_2sears
650 7 _aLearning and scholarship
_xHistory.
_2sears
650 7 _aClassical civilization
_xStudy and teaching.
_2sears
651 7 _aEurope
_xCivilization.
_2sears
650 7 _aBooks
_xHistory.
_2sears
650 7 _aManuscripts
_xHistory.
_2sears
650 7 _aMonastic libraries.
_2sears
999 _c11010
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