Finbarr Donovan Ed (2 results)

Softcover. Condition: As New. First Paperback Edition. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. Foreword by Roger Stalley, a foremost authority on Cistercian architecture, and edited from the original document by Finbarr Donovan, published just posthumously. A fine social history of four Cistercian Abbeys in medieval Ireland. From the publisher's blurb, "Completed posthumously by his editor, this book by a modern Cistercian monk presents a general history of monastic Cistercian life in medieval Ireland, followed by histories of four medieval Cistercian abbeys, namely Inislounaght, Holy Cross, Kilcooly, and Hore (Cashel)." It traces the movements also to abbeys in Franceand continues right up to the death of the last month. [6], 7-334 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. First Edition. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear to the burgundy cloth cover. Foreword by Roger Stalley, a foremost authority on Cistercian architecture, and edited from the original document by Finbarr Donovan, published just posthumously. A fine social history of four Cistercian Abbeys in medieval Ireland. From the publisher's blurb, "Completed posthumously by his editor, this book by a modern Cistercian monk presents a general history of monastic Cistercian life in medieval Ireland, followed by histories of four medieval Cistercian abbeys, namely Inislounaght, Holy Cross, Kilcooly, and Hore (Cashel)." It traces the movements of abbeys to France and continues right up to the death of the last monk in the last abbey. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. [6], 7-334 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…