Rachel Moss Boeken

The town of Galway occupied a unique situation in medieval Ireland. Conspicuously English in its religious and political allegiances, it existed in an overwhelmingly Gaelic hinterland, far from the institutions of the colonial administration. Having cast off the overlordship of the de Burgh family by the fifteenth century, it functioned as a quasi-oligarchy dominated by a mercantile elite until well into the seventeenth century. Its position as a prosperous port town exposed it to influences from England and the Continent. This study examines how all these elements found expression in the town' s civic and religious institutions as well as in its remarkable medieval art and architecture. It argues that the revival of the town in the late fifteenth century sprang from a programme of economic, political and religious renewal that transformed it into a self-confident, self-regulating urban community, a veritable City of God.

Developed in collaboration with educational institutions, this series features chapter books tailored for Year 2 and 3 students, structured across 10 fluency levels with escalating word counts. Each book is designed to enhance reading confidence, stamina, and speed, while also fostering a genuine love for reading among young learners.

Saffy has moved house. Will a new friend help her settle in?Specially created to encourage children's reading skills and confidence, and aligned with reading bands familiar in most schools. Includes an illustrated story, focus phonic sounds and tough words to look out for and practise, and fun questions to develop comprehension. A teacher/parent note guides adults to help their children to enjoy and develop their reading.

Between the seventh and twelfth centuries, a distinctive form of script and illumination predominated in the manuscripts produced in the milieu of the Irish church. Although associated principally with Britain and Ireland, Ireland's reputation for learning and the missionary activity associated with Irish foundations mean that today Insular texts are found in library collections across the Continent and beyond. Arising from recent research at TCD, and marking the retirement of its eminent scholar of Insular manuscripts, Dr Bernard Meehan, this book examines Irish manuscript culture from a broad range of perspectives. Contributors include: Dominique Barbet-Massin (Bibliotheque Municipale de Grenoble), Susie Bioletti (Trinity College Dublin), Claire Breay (British Library), Michelle Browne (emerita, U. London), Denis Casey (Maynooth U.), David Dumville (U. Aberdeen), William Endres (U. Oklahoma), Carol Farr (ind.), Rachel Moss (Trinity College Dublin), Daibhi O Croinin (NUI Galway), Felicity O'Mahony (Trinity College Dublin), Bernard Meehan (Trinity College Dublin), John Gillis (Trinity College Dublin), Paul Mullarkey (National Museum of Ireland), Francis Drake (Duke U.), Robert Babcock (U. North Carolina), Timothy O'Neill (U. College Cork), Heather Pulliam (U. Edinburgh), Mark Stansbury (NUI Galway), and Colleen Thomas (Trinity College Dublin). [Subject: Art History, Insular Art, Medieval Studies, Irish Studies]

Zbiór opowieści znanych ze Starego i Nowego Testamentu w nowoczesnej, przepięknie ilustrowanej i opracowanej specjalnie dla młodszych czytelników wersji to doskonały pomysł na prezent z okazji świąt lub Pierwszej Komunii i wspaniałe uzupełnienie domowej biblioteczki. W książce znalazły się dobrze znane historie o stworzeniu świata, potopie czy narodzinach Jezusa, jego śmierci i zmartwychwstaniu, jak również te nieco mniej popularne - o starotestamentowych izraelskich królach czy Jonaszu uwięzionym w brzuchu wieloryba. Pięknie przetłumaczone teksty zostały napisane współczesnym, zrozumiałym i przyjaznym dla dzieci językiem. Eleganckie i nowoczesne, a jednocześnie ujmujące ilustracje sprawią, że nawet maluchy, które nie potrafią jeszcze czytać, nie będą chciały oderwać się od książki. Opowieści biblijne to pomysł na wprowadzenie młodszych czytelników w świat ciekawych, chrześcijańskich historii. To idealna książka do czytania dzieciom 5 minut przed snem.