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The Historia Iherosolimitana of Robert the Monk
D (Ed) Kempf
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Description for The Historia Iherosolimitana of Robert the Monk
Hardback. First modern critical edition of one of the most important and popular texts on the Crusades to survive. Editor(s): Kempf, D.; Bull, M. G. Num Pages: 195 pages, 2, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings, 1 black and white, 1 lin. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2ADL; 3H; DSBB; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
First modern critical edition of one of the most important and popular texts on the Crusades to survive. Robert the Monk's history of the First Crusade (1095-99), which was probably completed c. 1110, was in the nature of a medieval "bestseller", proving by far the most popular narrative of the crusade's events; the number of surviving manuscript copies far exceeds those of the many other accounts of the crusades written in the early decades of the twelfth century, when literary retellings of the crusaders' exploits were much in vogue. This volume presents the first critical edition to be ... Read more
First modern critical edition of one of the most important and popular texts on the Crusades to survive. Robert the Monk's history of the First Crusade (1095-99), which was probably completed c. 1110, was in the nature of a medieval "bestseller", proving by far the most popular narrative of the crusade's events; the number of surviving manuscript copies far exceeds those of the many other accounts of the crusades written in the early decades of the twelfth century, when literary retellings of the crusaders' exploits were much in vogue. This volume presents the first critical edition to be ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
Number of Pages
195
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843838081
SKU
V9781843838081
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Reviews for The Historia Iherosolimitana of Robert the Monk
A resoundingly successful and important volume. Kempf and Bull have published what should stand as the definitive edition of one of the most popular and important historical texts from the Middle Ages.
CRUSADES
Makes an important contribution to the revisionist historiography on the First Crusade by uncovering hitherto unknown details about the identity of the author and his ... Read more
CRUSADES
Makes an important contribution to the revisionist historiography on the First Crusade by uncovering hitherto unknown details about the identity of the author and his ... Read more