The Crusades Reference Library - 3 Volume Set Plus Index (Hardcover)

The three-volume "The Crusades "covers everything from the First Crusade (1095-99) through the Ninth Crusade (1271-72).

"The Crusades: Almanac" discusses various topics, including the conquering of Jerusalem by the caliph Umar, pilgrimages to the Holy Land, the traditions of chivalry, Shiites and Sunnis, territorial expansion and colonization as motivations for the crusades, Knights Hospitalers and Knights Templars and more.

" The Crusades: Biographies" explores many key figures, such as Pope Urban II, Saladin, Pope Innocent III, Peter the Hermit, Richard I of England, Frederick I of Germany, Francis of Assisi, Stephen of Cloyes and others.

" The Crusades: Primary Sources" includes full or excerpted papal documents, first person accounts (William of Tyre, Anna Comnena, Fulcher of Chartes, and others), various truces, military records and the Magna Carta.

For table of contents, sample pages or other volume specific information see the entry for the "Almanac, Biographies" or" Primary Sources."

General

Imprint:	U*x*l
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Crusades Reference Library
Release date:	December 2004
First published:	December 2004
Editors:	Neil Schlager • Marcia Merryman Means • Michael J O'Neal • J. Sydney Jones
Dimensions:	241 x 186 x 70mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
Volumes:	2
Pages:	624
ISBN-13:	978-0-7876-9175-2
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Humanities > History > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun
LSN:	0-7876-9175-5
Barcode:	9780787691752

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