Caffaro, Genoa and the twelfth-century crusades:
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1. Verfasser: Caffarus (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Farnham, Surrey, UK Ashgate 2013
Schriftenreihe:Crusade texts in translation
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Figures; List of Texts and Documents; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Caffaro of Genoa and the Crusades; Caffaro's 'Annals' of Genoa, 1099-1163; Confidential Account of the Genoese Delegation to Rome, 1121; The Liberation of the Cities of the East; The History of the Capture of Almería and Tortosa; Extracts from the Genoese 'Annals' after Caffaro; A Short History of the Kingdom of Jerusalem; Selected Documents; Bibliography; Index
This volume is the first comprehensive English translation, with a substantial introduction and notes, of the writings of Caffaro of Genoa, as well as related texts and documents on Genoa and the crusades. The majority of early crusading historiography is from a northern European and clerical perspective and Caffaro's voice offers an exciting departure with his more secular and Mediterranean tone. This book adds to our understanding of the reception of crusading ideas in the Mediterranean and, given Genoa's prominence in the commercial world, illuminates the complex and controversial relations
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ISBN:9781409428619
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