Chronicles Of The Crusades
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Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Two of the most vivid and celebrated eyewitness accounts of the medieval Crusades are brought together in Chronicles of the Crusades, presenting an unfiltered view of holy war from those who lived it. Geoffroy de Villehardouin's The Conquest of Constantinople chronicles the dramatic and controversial Fourth Crusade (1202–04), in which a Christian army intended for Egypt instead sacked the great Byzantine capital, forever altering the medieval world. Jean de Joinville's The Life of Saint Louis details the Seventh Crusade through the intimate lens of personal friendship, portraying the pious French king Louis IX with warmth, admiration, and sharp observation. Together, these two accounts illuminate the brutal realities, political machinations, and devout idealism that drove medieval Europe's centuries-long campaign to reclaim the Holy Land, rendered in prose that remains as compelling today as when it was first written.
Author: Joinville & Villehardouin
Format: Paperback
Published: 1982, Penguin Classics
Genre: History
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Two of the most vivid and celebrated eyewitness accounts of the medieval Crusades are brought together in Chronicles of the Crusades, presenting an unfiltered view of holy war from those who lived it. Geoffroy de Villehardouin's The Conquest of Constantinople chronicles the dramatic and controversial Fourth Crusade (1202–04), in which a Christian army intended for Egypt instead sacked the great Byzantine capital, forever altering the medieval world. Jean de Joinville's The Life of Saint Louis details the Seventh Crusade through the intimate lens of personal friendship, portraying the pious French king Louis IX with warmth, admiration, and sharp observation. Together, these two accounts illuminate the brutal realities, political machinations, and devout idealism that drove medieval Europe's centuries-long campaign to reclaim the Holy Land, rendered in prose that remains as compelling today as when it was first written.