Montfort : history, early research and recent studies of the principal fortress of the Teutonic order in the Latin East / edited by Adrian J. Boas ; with the assistance of Rabei G. Khamisy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Boas, Adrian J., 1952- editor.

Khamisy, Rabei G., editor.

Series:

Medieval Mediterranean ; Volume 107.

The Medieval Mediterranean : Peoples, Economies and Cultures, 400-1500, 0928-5520 ; Volume 107

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teutonic Knights--Israel--History.

Teutonic Knights.

Archaeology, Medieval--Israel.

Archaeology, Medieval.

Montfort Castle (Israel)--History.

Montfort Castle (Israel).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (371 pages) : illustrations, photographs.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, [Netherlands] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill, 2017.

Summary:

Montfort Castle, located in the western Galilee, was the principal fortress of the Teutonic Order, one of the three great military orders of the Crusader period. It was built in the early thirteenth century and occupied and dismantled by the Mamluk army in 1271. It is among the finest examples of Crusader spur castles. This present volume includes discussions by 23 scholars, experts in their fields, in 28 chapters covering every aspect of past and recent scholarship on the history of the Teutonic Order and the castle, travellers’ descriptions, the architecture, the geographical setting, the material culture of the garrison, and detailed descriptions of the 1926 archaeological expedition to Montfort and the ongoing work of the Montfort Castle Project. Winner of the 2017 Verbruggen prize , awarded annually by the De Re Militari society for the best book on medieval military history. The awarding committee stated that the volume offers ‘a through exploration of all the sources, archaeological and literary, relating to an important site. A model for future work.’ Contributors are Laura Aiello, Zohar Amar, Tamar Backner, Adrian J. Boas, Nativ Dudai, Rafael Frankel, Jonathan J. Gottlieb, Lydia Perelis Grossowicz, Timothy B. Husband, Nurith Kenaan-Kedar, Rabei G. Khamisy, Robert Kool, Dorit Korngreen, Rafael Lewis, Nili Liphschitz, Cecilia Luschi, Lisa Pilosi, Mary B. Shepard, Vardit Shotten-Hallel, Kristjan Toomaspoeg, Andrea Wähning, David Whitehouse, and Mark Wypyski.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction / Adrian J. Boas

Montfort Castle and the Order of the Teutonic Knights in the Latin East / Kristjan Toomaspoeg

The Region of Montfort and Land Ownership in the Frankish Period / Rabei G. Khamisy

Montfort Castle (Qalʿat Al-Qurayn) in Mamluk Sources / Rabei G. Khamisy

Archaeological Evidence for the Mamluk Sieges and Dismantling of Montfort: A Preliminary Discussion / Adrian J. Boas

Montfort Castle in Travellers’ Descriptions and Illustrations / Rabei G. Khamisy

The Survey of Western Palestine Report on Montfort (1877) / Adrian J. Boas

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Expedition to Montfort (1926) / Adrian J. Boas

Initial Thoughts on the Architectural Development of the Castle / Adrian J. Boas and Rabei G. Khamisy

Interpretation of the Parts / Adrian J. Boas

The Building Below the Castle / Laura Aiello and Cecilia Luschi

History and Archaeology of the Frankish Village of Tarphile / Rabei G. Khamisy

The Stones of Montfort: Sources of Stone for Montfort Castle / Vardit Shotten-Hallel , Dorit Korngreen and Lydia Perelis Grossowicz

Masonry and Masons’ Marks / Rabei G. Khamisy

Introduction to the Finds / Adrian J. Boas

Ceramic Finds / Adrian J. Boas

The Winepress at Montfort / Rafael Frankel

Glass Finds in the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the 1926 Expedition / David Whitehouse† , Timothy B. Husband , Lisa Pilosi , Mary B. Shepard and Mark T. Wypyski

Stone, Metal, Wood and Worked Bone Finds from the 1926 Expedition / Adrian J. Boas

A Roman Imperial Wine Vessel? / Tamar Backner

The Montfort Castle Project (MCP): A Summary of the Surveys and the First Six Excavation Seasons (2011–2015) / Adrian J. Boas

Coin Finds (1926–2012) and the Use of Money at Montfort / Robert Kool

Dendroarchaeological Investigations of Finds from Montfort Castle: Analysis of Finds from 1926 and 2011–2012 / Nili Liphschitz

Tree Wormwood (Artemisia Arborescens) at Montfort Castle: The Possible Introduction of a Medicinal Plant from Western Europe to the Latin East in the Crusader Period / Nativ Dudai and Zohar Amar

The Stone Matrices from Montfort: About Moulds, Tin Relief and the Polychromy of Shields in the Thirteenth Century / Andrea Wähning

The Architectural Sculpture of Montfort Castle Revisited / Nurith Kenaan-Kedar

How Strong was Strong Mountain? / Rafael Lewis

Two Board Games and Some Graffiti from Montfort / Adrian J. Boas

Brief Preliminary Remarks on the Sampling and Analysis of Mortars Used in the Construction and Conservation of Montfort Castle / Jonathan J. Gottlieb

Summary and Conclusions / Adrian J. Boas

Appendix I Find Lists and the Division of Finds / Adrian J. Boas

Appendix II Compositional Analyses of Vessels and Window Glasses from Montfort (Weight Percent) / David Whitehouse† , Timothy B. Husband , Lisa Pilosi , Mary B. Shepard and Mark T. Wypyski

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-30776-1

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004307766 DOI