Peter Harbison: Pilgrimage in Ireland [1995] paperback ZHBFI Over the next four decades

Over the next four decades he became a familiar presence in Irish homes

if it opens up a space for someone

'This is Icelandic noir of the highest order

they make a promise: survive

From Boltzmann to quantum theory

Peter Harbison: Pilgrimage in Ireland [1995] paperback ZHBFI Over the next four decadesThe landscape of Ireland is rich with ancient carved stone crosses, tomb shrines, Romanesque churches, round towers, sundials, beehive huts, Ogham stones and other monuments, many of them dating from before the 12th century. The purpose and function of these artifacts have often been the subject of much debate. Peter Harbison proposes in this book a radical hypothesis: that a great many of these relics can be explained in terms of ecclesiastical