Ireland's Round Towers: Buildings, Rituals and Landscapes of the Early Irish Church

by Tadhg O'Keeffe

The round tower is Ireland s most distinctive medieval monument. This book explores the towers qualities as works of architecture as well as examining their relationships with other buildings at the sites on which they stand. The author suggests how the towers were employed in ceremonies and other ritualised activities of the Viking Age church in Ireland. They prove to be crucial evidence in a new history of Irish Christianity between the Viking raids...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0752425714
• ISBN13: 9780752425719
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Tempus Publishing, Limited
• Length: 159 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.9"