ISBN10: 0385418493, ISBN13: 9780385418492, [publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 1996-02-01, New York] Softcover Language: ENG
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1996]

ISBN10: 0385418493, ISBN13: 9780385418492, [publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group] Softcover 256 pages. NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A book in the best tra dition of popular history-the untold story of Ireland's role in m aintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe. • The perfect St. Patrick's Day gift! Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aw are of how great an influence St. Patrick was on the subsequent h istory of civilization. Not only did he bring Christianity to Ire land, he instilled a sense of literacy and learning that would cr eate the conditions that allowed Ireland to become the isle of sa ints and scholars-and thus preserve Western culture while Europe was being overrun by barbarians. In this entertaining and compe lling narrative, Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evol ved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without I reland, the transition could not have taken place. Not only did I rish monks and scribes maintain the very record of Western civili zation -- copying manuscripts of Greek and Latin writers, both pa gan and Christian, while libraries and learning on the continent were forever lost-they brought their uniquely Irish world-view to the task. As Cahill delightfully illustrates, so much of the l iveliness we associate with medieval culture has its roots in Ire land. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European ...

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Anchor, March Date: 1996. Soft Cover. Very Good. Family-owned bookshop in Steubenville, Ohio: BookMarx Bookstore. Books shipped within 24 hours. Pages are clean with no apparent marks. Binding is tight and square. Light shelf wear to cover. Some sun-tanning to pages. Family-owned bookshop in Steubenville, Ohio: BookMarx Bookstore. Books shipped within 24 hours. 1996. Anchor ISBN 0385418493 9780385418492 [US]

Anchor, Date: 1996. Nice copy with just minor wear. Pages of text are clean, age toned and free of markings. Binding is tight and secure. ***Shipped within 24 hours from the beautiful Baltimore inner harbor area. First class service; accurate descriptions. Most items packed in boxes, not envelopes.*** . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 1996. Anchor ISBN 0385418493 9780385418492 [US]

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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Very Good. 133mm / 203mm. Paperback. Date: 1996. 256 pages. <br>NATIONAL BESTSELLER &#8226; A book in the best tra dition of popular history-the untold story of Ireland's role in m aintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe. &#8226; The perfect St. Patrick's Day gift! Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aw are ... . 1996. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ISBN 0385418493 9780385418492 [NZ]

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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Date: 1996. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1996. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ISBN 0385418493 9780385418492 [US]

ISBN10: 0385418493, ISBN13: 9780385418492, [publisher: Random House USA Inc, New York] Softcover Paperback. NATIONAL BESTSELLER . A book in the best tradition of popular history-the untold story of Ireland's role in maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe. . The perfect St. Patrick's Day gift!Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aware of how great an influence St. Patrick was on the subsequent history of civilization. Not only did he bring Christianity to Ireland, he instilled a sense of literacy and learning that would create the conditions that allowed Ireland to become "the isle of saints and scholars"-and thus preserve Western culture while Europe was being overrun by barbarians.In this entertaining and compelling narrative, Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. Not only did Irish monks and scribes maintain the very record of Western civilization -- copying manuscripts of Greek and Latin writers, both pagan and Christian, while libraries and learning on the continent were forever lost-they brought their uniquely Irish world-view to the task.As Cahill delightfully illustrates, so much of the liveliness we associate with medieval culture has its roots in Ireland. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European continent, it was from ...
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Doubleday, Date: 1995. Trade Paperback. Good. 1995. Doubleday ISBN 0385418493 9780385418492 [CA]

New York: Nan A. Talese, Doubleday, Date: 1995. 36th printing. Paperback. 246p. A softcover book in near-fine condition. Like-new apart from a former owner's private library stamps inside covers and on endpapers. Contains a section of black and white photographs. 1995. Nan A. Talese, Doubleday ISBN 0385418493 9780385418492 [US]

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New York: An Anchor Book/ Published By Doubleday/ A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., Date: 1995. 22nd Printing . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. L.A. Lavenstein (Cover Photo); Kathy Kikkert (Cover Design). 246 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Light foxing on page edges. 1995. An Anchor Book/ Published By Doubleday/ A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. ISBN 0385418493 9780385418492 [US]

USA: Anchor Books/Doubleday, Date: 1996. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. . Clean and unmarked cover with trace wear to edges; soundly bound; pages clean and unmarked, few pages with creases, toned. Frontis in full color, two pages of the Lindisfarne Gospels and the Book of Kells; these are also in the back of the book. 246 pages with index. 8 x 5.2 inches. Anchor Books/Doubleday, New York, 1996. 1996. Anchor Books/Doubleday ISBN 0385418493 9780385418492 [US]

Random House Inc. Used - Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages. Random House Inc ISBN 0385418493 9780385418492 [US]

New York: Nan A. Tales Doubleday, 1996 reprint. 246pp. illus. paperback 8vo: near Very Good [text is age browned with top edge foxing; else a clean, complete & tight copy] An engaging popular history. Consider this English translation of an Irish monastic scribe's wonderful ditty, slipped into a 9th century manuscript of scholarly Latin and Greek: "I and Pangur Ban my cat,/'Tis a like task we are at:/ Hunting mice is his delight/Hunting words I sit all night." New York: Nan A. Talese Doubleday ISBN 0385418493 9780385418492 [US]

Anchor Books 1996 Trade paperback Good Corners are slightly bent. Used-Good.

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ISBN10: 0385418493, ISBN13: 9780385418492, [publisher: Anchor] Softcover First Edition Corners are slightly bent. Used - Good
[Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1996]

ISBN10: 0385418493, ISBN13: 9780385418492, [publisher: Anchor March 1996] Softcover Pages yellowed. Visible wear to covers. First end paper torn. Clean text, firm binding.
[Wichita, KS, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1996]