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Knights of St.John in Jerusalem and Cyprus
Professor Jonathan Riley-Smith
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Paperback. Num Pages: 568 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVC; 1FBH; 3H; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLC; HRCX8; HRLP7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 33. Weight in Grams: 716.
Written by a brilliant scholar, this book is the first volume of a major work, which makes full use of the very rich documentary material still surviving and relates it to the evidence of the chronicles. Oriental sources are not disregarded: use is made of Arabic material and the latest archaeological discoveries in the Near East. The author has concentrated upon the Order as an institution in the crusader states and as a powerful international religious corporation. He considers its growth to power, its participation in the polititcs of the Latin settlement in the East, its organisation, its position as ... Read more
Written by a brilliant scholar, this book is the first volume of a major work, which makes full use of the very rich documentary material still surviving and relates it to the evidence of the chronicles. Oriental sources are not disregarded: use is made of Arabic material and the latest archaeological discoveries in the Near East. The author has concentrated upon the Order as an institution in the crusader states and as a powerful international religious corporation. He considers its growth to power, its participation in the polititcs of the Latin settlement in the East, its organisation, its position as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1966
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
Number of Pages
553
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403906151
SKU
V9781403906151
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About Professor Jonathan Riley-Smith
JONATHAN RILEY-SMITH is Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
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