How the Irish Saved Civilization
A work of popular history arguing that Irish monks and scribes preserved classical and Christian texts during the early medieval period, copying manuscripts while much of Europe was in decline. It traces the transmission of Latin learning through Irish monastic culture.
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Ranked #627 of 1942 · 246 pages · Published 1995
Mentioned 2× on The Joe Rogan Experience across 2 episodes, most recently on Dec 28, 2016.
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Book data: ISBN 9780385418485. Page count from Open Library (median of editions). Cover via Open Library Covers.