Six months in the Apennines; or, A pilgrimage in search of vestiges of the Irish saints in Italy

Margaret Stokes

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iNTliS SIX .MONTHS IN THK ATI'-NNINKS. MONOGRAM OK CHRIST, FROM Fronthpicce. / Six Months in rhc Ajxnnin^crO-Tvs^ A ril.r.KIMAGF. IN SKARCII OF VKSTIGES uF Tin: IRISH saints in italy lOitlj iiiiiiircoii; 3iiii;(rj(toii$ MARGARET STOKl .-.«.L ....wA* LONDON (.I., ANU TO Tin: >KIK.M>S WIIU KOKVI IIKK lllfkCII IILSTORV LTASS IN TIIK l.irKRARV SOCIKTV Of AU.XANURA COLLEGE, DUBLIN. SC)H()G i'Ki:i'.\cr ''I'' in; i)rcsciit work is inttiulcd ;is a : t of a scries ofX letters from the various couir. tiiKiii where Iri^h missionaries and teachers fouiui ... L^i.tsarjd schools in the dark ajjes. My object in undertakin(; this work is quite as mucli to find a clue to the origins of Irinh art, and to discover the reason for the development of certain styles in Ireland, as to search for the material remains, the jK-rsonal relics and other memorials of men whom we arc proud {•• > '.mi Such a work as this may •.as countrymen. include monni; : of cjuattrocento and cinquecento art, wrouf;ht to i!Iu-;i.i'.c ofevents in the lives these holy men who had lived five or six centuries before, as well as examples of sculpture and archi- tecture, showinp the conditions of art in Kuropc which these Irish travellers found to prevail in thiir lifetime, and traditions • • '.^of which were, probably, borne to Ireland Ir nr. ! monaster)' in this i t! .

Sujets

• Ireland
• Italy
• Shrine

Informations

• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 6
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

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iNTliSSIX .MONTHS IN THK ATI'-NNINKS.MONOGRAM OK CHRIST, FROM Fronthpicce.