Irish Monasticism : Origins And Early Development Ryan, John Irish & Ireland: History

Octavo, 9.7 in. x 6.2 in., pp. xv, 413, i-xiv (index). Blue cloth boards with double-fram stamped in blind to front and back. Gilt title to spine. Ex-university library copy with usual markings. Rubbing to extremmities with cloth tears across top of back board. Light age-toning to pages. Spine and hinges tight. Chapters include: ncludes the following Christian Monasticism in General / Progress towards Monasticism / Cenobitism; or Monasticism in the Strict Sense / The Spread of Monasticism throughout the Christian World / The Introduction of Monasticism into Ireland / St. Patrick / Monasticism in the Irish Church between the Death of St. Patrick, A.D. 461, and A.D. 520 / Period of the Great Monastic Founders / Currents of Religious Life in the British Church in the Sixth Century / Monasteries and Jurisdiction in the Sixth Century / Irish Monastic Life c. A.D.560-660 / Within the Monastery / Conclusion / Index of Places / Index of Subject Matter.