Author : Fay Sampson
Publisher : Lion Books
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 13,46 MB
Release : 2002-04-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780745947631
When Brother Niall throws a stool at Pangur Bâan, the abbey cat, and kills a prince, they flee the king's vengeance, followed by Princess Finnglas and her horse, Melisant, and fall into the hands of the Sea Witch, where only the mysterious Arthmael can save them,
Author : Jo Ellen Bogart
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 37,59 MB
Release : 2020-07-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1773065599
A monk leads a simple life. He studies his books late into the evening and searches for truth in their pages. His cat, Pangur, leads a simple life, too, chasing prey in the darkness. As night turns to dawn, Pangur leads his companion to the truth he has been seeking. The White Cat and the Monk is a retelling of the classic Old Irish poem “Pangur Bán.” With Jo Ellen Bogart’s simple and elegant narration and Sydney Smith’s classically inspired images, this contemplative story pays tribute to the wisdom of animals and the wonders of the natural world.
Author : Fay Sampson
Publisher : Lion Books
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 45,24 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780745947624
One of three evil Welsh witches looking for a new familiar names a white kitten "Shape-Shifter," but before all the spells are finished, he escapes, and enlists the aid of Brother Niall and his friends, who are helping to rebuild a Christian abbey.
Author : Mary Stolz
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 44,98 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Artists
ISBN : 9780060258610
Fifteen-year-old Cormac, longing to fulfill his artistic inclinations, leaves his family farm in ninth-century Ireland and joins a monastery, where he creates an illuminated manuscript to be treasured by generations to come.
Author : Michael P Brawn
Publisher :
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 20,5 MB
Release : 2017-05-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780648091202
This is the tale of Pangur Ban, first kitten, first cat since time began.Pangur Ban will whisk you away to where daydreams rest and stars twinkle, a tale of a Irish cat almost as old as time itself. But enough of that, Pangur Ban beckons - please join him on his nightly adventures with Betty the Bat and Millicent Mouse.
Author : Colm Tóibín
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 24,21 MB
Release : 2022-04-12
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0807006548
From the New York Times best-selling author of Brooklyn, Colm Tóibín’s first collection of poetry explores sexuality, religion, and belonging through a modern lens Fans of Colm Tóibín’s novels, including The Magician, The Master, and Nora Webster, will relish the opportunity to re-encounter Tóibín in verse. Vinegar Hill explores the liminal space between private experiences and public events as Tóibín examines a wide range of subjects—politics, queer love, reflections on literary and artistic greats, living through COVID, and facing mortality. The poems reflect a life well-traveled and well-lived; from growing up in the town of Enniscorthy, wandering the streets of Dublin, and crossing the bridges of Venice to visiting the White House, readers will travel through familiar locations and new destinations through Tóibín’s unique lens. Within this rich collection of poems written over the course of several decades, shot through with keen observation, emotion, and humor, Tóibín offers us lines and verses to provoke, ponder, and cherish.
Author : Kathleen Walker-Meikle
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,21 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Art, Medieval
ISBN : 9780712352932
Cats were illustrated in medieval manuscripts throughout the Middle Ages, often in exquisite detail and frequently accompanied by their natural prey, mice. Medieval cats were viewed as treasured pets, as fearsome mousers, as canny characters in fables, as associates of the Devil, and as magical creatures. Featuring an array of fascinating illustrations from the British Library's rich medieval collection, Cats in Medieval Manuscripts includes anecdotes about cats--both real and imaginary--to provide a fascinating picture of the life of the cat and its relationship with humans during the Medieval period. A great gift for all cat-lovers.
Author : Christopher Smart
Publisher : Atheneum Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 50,64 MB
Release : 1984-01-01
Category : Cats
ISBN : 9780689310263
Enumerates all the special qualities of Jeoffry the cat.
Author : Kathleen Walker-Meikle
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,38 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Cats in art
ISBN : 9780712358187
From ancient Egypt to the modern day, cats have been one of the most beloved pets. In fact, images of cats appear extensively in medieval manuscripts, where they are depicted as pets and mousers, appear in bestiaries and marginalia, and are even depicted in religious iconography. This delightful and informative gift book presents a wealth of cat imagery from a variety of medieval sources and is peppered with fascinating facts about the medieval view of cats and many stories of people and their pets in the Middle Ages. Among the amusing anecdotes are tales of cats having free rein of dining halls, prompting books of manners to admonish owners for petting cats while they sat on the dining table; instructions to anchoresses to not keep any animal as a pet except a cat; and examples of leases that also specify the number and age of a home's feline inhabitants. Sure to charm cat lovers and medievalists alike, Medieval Cats is a whimsical compendium of illustrations and tales.
Author : Jackie Morris
Publisher : Graffeg
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,23 MB
Release : 2018-08
Category : Himalaya Mountains
ISBN : 9781912050475
A guardian spirit in the form of a snow leopard looks over a small village in the Himalayas, and chooses a human successor, whom she trains to sing songs that will protect the villagers from soldiers who search for gold and slaves.
