Crusader Archaeology - The Material Culture of the Latin East

The third edition of Crusader Archaeology updates previous editions to include coverage of important recent work in the field. It examines what life was like for European settlers and travellers to the crusader states during the centuries of Latin rule.

List of contents

1 Background: The Crusades and Outremer; 2 The city and urban life; 3 The rural landscape; 4 The defence of the Latin East; 5 Frankish ecclesiastical architecture; 6 Frankish domestic architecture; 7 Crafts and minor arts; 8 The fine arts; 9 Building techniques and materials; 10 Medicine; 11 Burials; Postcript

About the author

Adrian J. Boas is a professor emeritus of Medieval Archaeology at the University of Haifa. He has excavated extensively, including a major project at Montfort Castle in northern Israel, and is the author of numerous publications and several books on Crusader period archaeology and history. He is the former president of the Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East.

Summary

The third edition of Crusader Archaeology updates previous editions to include coverage of important recent work in the field. It examines what life was like for European settlers and travellers to the crusader states during the centuries of Latin rule.

Product details

• Authors: Adrian J. Boas, Adrian J. (Haifa University Boas, Boas Adrian J.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.12.2023
• EAN: 9781032246529
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3224652-9
• No. of pages: 302
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Middle East, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Material Culture, Archaeology by period / region, 12th century, c 1100 to c 1199, 13th century, c 1200 to c 1299, Middle & Near Eastern archaeology