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Publisher: Floris Books Author: John Gregory, Trans. Translation of Adamnan's Vita The great sixth century saint and founder abbot of Iona, St Columba, left a mark on history that endures to this day far beyond Celtic lands. An account of his life and deeds has come down to us in the writings of Adamnan, ninth abbot of Iona, who drew on the living memories of the saint's contemporaries. Selections from Adamnan's authoritative Life, recounting the prophecies, miracles and mystical visions concerning Columba, are here presented with the moving account of his death.The text is accompanied by an atmospheric photographic portrait of the landscape in which Columba lived and his spirit still thrives. (hbk) | | New World Library Patricia Monashan The landscape of Celtic Myth and Spirit. With evocative description and careful scholarship, Patricia Monaghan takes readers on a journey through Ireland discovering sacred pools, half-forgotten caves, petroglyphs and wells built on Celtic holy ground all the while recounting legends associated with these mystical sites. (pbk) |
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Publisher: Mainstream Authors: Mark Oxbrow and Ian Robertson Tens of millions of people worldwide learned of Scotland's Rosslyn Chapel in Dan Brown's blcokbuster novel, The Da Vinci Code. Now, after 500 years shrouded in mystery and legend, the secrets of the chapel, the castle, King Arthur and the quest for the Holy Grail are about to be revealed. (pbk) | ||
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