{"product_id":"the-story-of-iona-an-illustrated-history-and-guide-9781848255562","title":"The Story of Iona: An Illustrated History and Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003eHistorian and Iona Community member Rosemary Power tells the story of the small Hebridean island of Iona and its remarkable spiritual influence over fifteen centuries. Beginning with the earliest Stone Age settlements, she combines new translations of early Gaelic and medieval Latin prayers with original research to chart: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe founding of the abbey in 563AD\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003esix centuries of monasticism: food, lifestyle, work and the pattern of daily prayer\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003earchitecture, the high crosses and early art\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emedieval Iona: the nunnery, women's lives, and catering for pilgrims\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003epost Reformation Iona: the rebuilding of the Abbey, the lives of the resident population and what visitors from the 17th century onwards experienced\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePower, Rosemary:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - DR ROSEMARY POWER is a historian specialising in Norse and Gaelic studies. She is associate researcher of the National University of Ireland, Galway, and has published academically on Iona.","brand":"Canterbury Press Norwich","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493188047122,"sku":"9781848255562","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a15f8e45-e331-46f7-96d1-c55551945cfc.jpg?v=1730634797","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-story-of-iona-an-illustrated-history-and-guide-9781848255562","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}