x, 246 p. :ill., maps.
"An Anchor book."
"Originally published by Nan A. Talese/Doubleday in 1995."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A look at how the Irish monasteries preserved all of the classical manuscripts that are now available while the rest of Europe was destroying them.
1.Learning and scholarship--History--Medieval, 500-1500.2.Civilization, Classical--Study and teaching--Ireland.3.Books--Ireland--History--400-1400.4.Manuscripts--Ireland--History.5.Monastic libraries--Ireland.6.Transmission of texts.7.Scriptoria--Ireland.Dynamic Details