Author: Thomas Asbridge
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061981362
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 790
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The Crusades is an authoritative, accessible single-volume history of the brutal struggle for the Holy Land in the Middle Ages. Thomas Asbridge—a renowned historian who writes with “maximum vividness” (Joan Acocella, The New Yorker)—covers the years 1095 to 1291 in this big, ambitious, readable account of one of the most fascinating periods in history. From Richard the Lionheart to the mighty Saladin, from the emperors of Byzantium to the Knights Templar, Asbridge’s book is a magnificent epic of Holy War between the Christian and Islamic worlds, full of adventure, intrigue, and sweeping grandeur.
Author: Alan V. Murray
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1610697804
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 359
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Based on the latest scholarship by experts in the field, this work provides an accessible guide to the Crusades fought for the liberation and defense of the Holy Land—one of the most enduring and consequential conflicts of the medieval world. The Crusades to the Holy Land were one of the most important religious and social movements to emerge over the course of the Middle Ages. The warfare of the Crusades affected nearly all of Western Europe and involved members of social groups from kings and knights down to serfs and paupers. The memory of this epic long-ago conflict affects relations between the Western and Islamic worlds in the present day. The Crusades to the Holy Land: The Essential Reference Guide provides almost 90 A–Z entries that detail the history of the Crusades launched from Western Europe for the liberation or defense of the Holy Land, covering the inception of the movement by Pope Urban II in 1095 up to the early 14th century. This concise single-volume work provides accessible articles and perspective essays on the main Crusade expeditions as well as the important crusaders, countries, places, and institutions involved. Each entry is accompanied by references for further reading. Readers will follow the career of Saladin from humble beginnings to becoming ruler of Syria and Egypt and reconquering almost all of the Holy Land from its Christian rulers; learn about the main sites and characteristics of the castles that were crucial to the Christian domination of the Holy Land; and understand the key aspects of crusading, from motivation and recruitment to practicalities of finance and transport. The reference guide also includes survey articles that provide readers with an overview of the original source materials written in Latin, Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, Armenian, and Syriac.
Author: Jaroslav Folda
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521835836
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 804
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Author: Silvia Rozenberg
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crusades
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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Author: Jonathan Riley-Smith
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231146256
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Claiming that many in the West lack a thorough understanding of crusading, Jonathan Riley-Smith explains why and where the Crusades were fought, identifies their architects, and shows how deeply their language and imagery were embedded in popular Catholic thought and devotional life.
Author: Jaroslav Folda
Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Limited
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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This work tells the story of Crusader art, focusing on the full range of Crusader painting (manuscript illumination, frescos, mosaics and icon painting) as providing the most significant continuous surviving evidence for the development of Crusader art.
Author: Steve Tibble
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300253117
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 385
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A new look at the crusaders, which shows how they pursued long-term plans and clear strategic goals Medieval states, and particularly crusader societies, often have been considered brutish and culturally isolated. It seems unlikely that they could develop "strategy" in any meaningful sense. However, the crusaders were actually highly organized in their thinking and their decision making was rarely random. In this lively account, Steve Tibble draws on a rich array of primary sources to reassess events on the ground and patterns of behavior over time. He shows how, from aggressive castle building to implementing a series of invasions of Egypt, crusader leaders tenaciously pursued long-term plans and devoted single-minded attention to clear strategic goals. Crusader states were permanently on the brink of destruction; resources were scarce and the penalties for failure severe. Intuitive strategic thinking, Tibble argues, was a necessity, not a luxury.
Author: Penny J. Cole
Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Medieval Academy of Amercia
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 302
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Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Toronto, 1985. Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-264) and index.
Author: Charles Mills (Historian.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 508
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Author: Charles Mills
Publisher:
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Category : Crusades
Languages : en
Pages : 558
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