- 473 pages
- English
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About this book
Glendalough is one of the most enchanting archaeological and monastic sites in Ireland. Yet for all its familiarity, the complex retains a serenity that signals a special place outside the concerns of this world - a City of God. This book breaks new ground by considering the site in this light. For the first time, the entirety of the complex is explored - its archaeology, history, liturgy, and intellectual concerns - and a clear picture emerges of the highly developed society which has left us a profoundly beautiful "City of God." This book is based on lectures given to the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland.
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History of ArchitectureTable of contents
- Cover
- Half-title page
- Dedication
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- List of abbreviations
- List of contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Finding the City of God in the Lives of St Kevin: Glendalough and the history of the Irish celestial civitas
- 2. The organization and function of an early Irish church settlement: what was Glendalough?
- 3. Space organization in early Irish monasteries: the platea
- 4. The ‘Market Cross’ at Glendalough
- 5. Medieval burial and pilgrimage within the landscape of Glendalough: the evidence of the crosses and cross-slabs
- 6. The Lives of Kevin (Caoimghin) of Glendalough
- 7. Vita Sancti Cóemgeni: an edition of the earliest manuscript version
- 8. Monster and monastery: St Kevin’s Lives and the expansion of Glendalough
- 9. Glendalough: where beauty, history and spirituality walk hand in hand
- 10. A Glendalough bishop in Germany? The Four Masters and the three Gilla na Náems
- 11. Uí Máil and Glendalough
- 12. The Viking impact on Glendalough
- 13. The study and use of numbers in early Irish monasteries
- 14. Glendalough: liturgy and music
- 15. Was Sulien at Glendalough?
- 16. Architectural sculpture at Glendalough
- 17. Little-known drawings of Glendalough, c.1777-1850
- 18. Glendalough: the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland’s contribution to its preservation, examination and illustration
- Select bibliography
- Index
- Plates
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