"From the fall of Rome to the rise of Charlemagne -- the "dark ages" -- learning, scholarship, and culture disappeared from the European continent. The great heritage of Western civilization -- from the Greek and Roman classics to Jewish and Christian works -- would have been utterly lost were it not for the holy men and women of the unconquered Ireland. In this delightful and illuminating look into a crucial but little-known "hinge" of history, Thomas...

"Nobody but the old wise-woman knows what truly happened to Aissa, the firstborn daughter of the priestess. If they saw the half-moon scars on the servant girl's wrists they would find it out, but who would look twice at lowly, mute No-Name? Only the Lady's cats, and the fireflies summoned by her silent song. Then the soldiers of Crete come, demanding children as tribute for their god-king's bull dances, and Aissa is determined to take destiny into...

"Studies in ancient and medieval history, thought and religion." Catalogue of offprints from vols. 1-20 in v. 20, p. [527]-541. Volumes for 1955-1970 include the annual Bulletin of the Institute of Research and Study in Medieval Canon Law (popular name: Institute of Medieval Canon Law).