John of Salisbury : military authority of the twelfth-century Renaissance / by John D. Hosler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hosler, John D.

Series:

History of warfare ; v. 89.

History of Warfare ; volume 89

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

John, of Salisbury, Bishop of Chartres, -1180.

Military art and science--Europe--History--To 1500.

Military art and science.

John, of Salisbury, Bishop of Chartres, -1180--Philosophy.

John.

John, of Salisbury, Bishop of Chartres, -1180--Criticism and interpretation.

Criticism and interpretation.

Philosophy.

History.

Europe--History, Military.

Europe.

History, Military.

Physical Description:

xii, 227 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Brill, 2013.

Summary:

The English scholar John of Salisbury was a major intellectual of the twelfth century whose contributions to the fields of education, grammar, political theory, and rhetoric are well-known. His significance is amplified further in this book, in which John D. Hosler examines his heretofore overlooked contributions to the ideals and practice of medieval warfare. This book surveys an array of military topics present within John's extant corpus, including generalship, strategy, tactics, logistics, military organization, and training; it also collates John's military lexicon and charts the influence of classical texts upon his conceptualization of war. John of Salisbury, it argues, deserves inclusion in the roll-call of military theoreticians and writers of pre-Reformation Europe.

Contents:

John's Military Lexicon

The Soldiers

Organization and Logistics

Armies at War

The Language of War

Contemporary Military Accounts

Conclusion

Appendix A: Quotations and Allusions

Appendix B: Military Terminology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004226630

900422663X

9004251472

9789004251472

OCLC:

833403318