Life of St. Columba (Penguin Classics)
by Adomnan of Iona (Author); Richard Sharpe (Translated by)
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0140444629
- ISBN 13
- 9780140444629
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London, New York, et al.: Penguin Classics/Penguin Books/Published by the Penguin Group, 1991. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. Nigel Andrews (Map Drawn by). 406 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Light foxing on page edges. Slightly creased back cover. Synopsis: Founding father of the famous monastery on the island of Iona, a site of pilgrimage ever since his death in 597, St Columba was born into one of the ruling families in Ireland at a time of immense expansion for the Irish Church. This account of his life, written by Adomnan - the ninth abbot of Iona, and a distant relative of St Columba - describes his travels from Ireland to Scotland and his mission in the cause of Celtic Christianity there. Written 100 years after St Columba's death, it draws on written and oral traditions to depict a wise abbot among his monks, who like Christ was capable of turning water into wine, controlling sea-storms and raising the dead. An engaging account of one of the central figures in the 'Age of Saints', this is a major work of early Irish and Scottish history.
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- Title
- Life of St. Columba (Penguin Classics)
- Author
- Adomnan of Iona (Author); Richard Sharpe (Translated by)
- Illustrator
- Nigel Andrews (Map Drawn by)
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140444629
- ISBN 13
- 9780140444629
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics/Penguin Books/Published by the Penguin Group
- Place of Publication
- London, New York, et al.
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- Biography, Christian Studies, Medieval Studies
- Size
- 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall
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