Sun dancing : a medieval vision / Geoffrey Moorhouse
by Moorhouse, Geoffrey (1931-2009)
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0297815954
- ISBN 13
- 9780297815952
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About This Item
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1997. 1st edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xi, 241 p: maps; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [238]-241)Subjects: Skellig Michael (Monastery: Ireland); Fiction. Skellig Michael (Monastery: Ireland).Monastic and religious life Ireland History Middle Ages, 600-1500. Civilization, Medieval Fiction. Civilization, Celtic Fiction.History Fiction. Great Skellig Island (Ireland) History. Great Skellig Island (Ireland) Description and travel. Genre: Illustrated.
Synopsis
Combining narrative re-creations with scholarly reflections, Moorhouse brings to life the monks of the Skellig Islands and the spirituality of medieval Ireland in a “highly original, gracefully written” book (Boston Globe) that is “sure to fascinate lovers of Celtic history” (Boston Herald). A Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 321442
- Title
- Sun dancing : a medieval vision / Geoffrey Moorhouse
- Author
- Moorhouse, Geoffrey (1931-2009)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- ISBN 10
- 0297815954
- ISBN 13
- 9780297815952
- Publisher
- London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1997
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