Cahill, Thomas,

How the Irish saved civilization : the untold story of Ireland's heroic role from the fall of Rome to the rise of medieval Europe / [print] Thomas Cahill. - first edition. - New York : Nan A. Talese, Doubleday, (c)1995. - x, 246 pages, 8. pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographies and index.



94028130


Learning and scholarship--History--Medieval, 500-1500.
Civilization, Classical--Study and teaching--Ireland.
Books--History--Ireland--400-1400.
Manuscripts--History.--Ireland
Monastic libraries--Ireland.
Transmission of texts.
Scriptoria--Ireland.

DA930.C132.H698 1995