Which were preserved in Christian monasteries, by the way. Dispite the religious differences, medieval Catholics held great respect for the works of the Greeks and Romans. Funny how guys like imp want to bury that fact.
Yep. There’s an old book, How the Irish Saved Civilization, detailing how manuscripts were smuggled away from the advancing Muslim hordes and shipped to remote monasteries–often in Ireland–for copying and redistribution.
Which were preserved in Christian monasteries, by the way. Dispite the religious differences, medieval Catholics held great respect for the works of the Greeks and Romans. Funny how guys like imp want to bury that fact.
Yep. There’s an old book, How the Irish Saved Civilization, detailing how manuscripts were smuggled away from the advancing Muslim hordes and shipped to remote monasteries–often in Ireland–for copying and redistribution.