How the Irish Saved Civilisation by Thomas Cahill

How the Irish Saved Civilisation by Thomas Cahill

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Describes how Irish monks and scribes maintained the record of Western civilization by copying the manuscripts of both pagan and Christian writers, including Homer, Virgil, Plato and Aristotle, while libraries on the continent were lost forever.

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How the Irish Saved Civilisation by Thomas Cahill

Describes how Irish monks and scribes maintained the record of Western civilization by copying the manuscripts of both pagan and Christian writers, including Homer, Virgil, Plato and Aristotle, while libraries on the continent were lost forever.
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ISBN 13 9780340637869
ISBN 10 0340637862
Title How the Irish Saved Civilisation
Author Thomas Cahill
Series Teach Yourself
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Year published 1995-03-02
Number of pages 224
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