History of the Crusades The First Crusade and the Foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem

Name: History of the Crusades The First Crusade and the Foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
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ISBN: 9780521347709

ISBN-10: 052134770X

ISBN-13: 9780521347709

Edition: N/A

Authors: Steven Runciman

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Sir Steven Runciman's three volume A History of the Crusades, one of the great classics of English historical writing, is now being reissued. This volume deals completely with the First Crusade and the foundation of the kingdom of Jerusalem. As Runciman says in his preface: 'Whether we regard the Crusades as the most tremendous and most romantic of Christian adventures, or as the last of the barbarian invasions, they form a central fact in medieval history. Before their inception the centre of our civilization was placed in Byzantium and in the lands of the Arab caliphate. Before they faded out the hegemony in civilization had passed to western Europe. Out of this transference modern…

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List price: $26.99
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 12/3/1987
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 394
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Sir Steven Runciman, one of the most acclaimed historians of the Byzantine era, was the author of many influential works, including the three-volume History of the Crusades.



List of plates


List of maps


Preface



The holy places of Christendom



The preaching of the crusade



The journey to the wars



The war against the Turks



The promised land


Bibliography


Index