Rewriting the First Crusade - Epistolary Culture in the Middle Ages

An exploration of the letters from the First Crusade, yielding evidence for a number of reinterpretations of the movement.

List of contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. The Call from the East: The Letters of Alexios I
2. The Launch of the Crusade: The Letters of Urban II, 1095-96
3. Letters from the Crusader Host, 1097-98
4. Letters from the Leaders of the Crusade, 1097-98
5. Interpreting the News from the East, 1099-1100
6. First Crusade Letters and Medieval Manuscript Cultures
Conclusion
Appendix: New Manuscripts of First Crusade Letters
Bibliography
Manuscript Index
General Index

About the author

Thomas W. Smith gained his PhD from Royal Holloway, University of London; he is presently Keeper of the Scholars and Head of Oxbridge (Arts and Humanities) at Rugby School.

Summary

An exploration of the letters from the First Crusade, yielding evidence for a number of reinterpretations of the movement.

Product details

• Authors: Dr Thomas W. (Contributor) Smith, Thomas W Smith, Thomas W. Smith
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.04.2024
• EAN: 9781837651757
• ISBN: 978-1-83765-175-7
• No. of pages: 246
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 522 g
• Series: Crusading in Context
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous