The letter of love and concord : a revised diplomatic edition with historical and textual comments and English translation / by Zaroui Pogossian.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pogossian, Zaroui.

Series:

Medieval Mediterranean ; v. 88.

Medieval Mediterranean : peoples, economies and cultures, 400-1500, 0928-5520 ; v. 88

Standardized Title:

Letter of love and concord. English.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Armenians--Turkey--Cilicia--History--Sources.

Armenians.

Crusades--Sources.

Crusades.

Cilicia--History--Armenian Kingdom, 1080-1375--Sources.

Cilicia.

Tiridates III, King of Armenia, approximately 250-approximately 330--Sources.

Tiridates.

Gregory, the Illuminator, Saint, approximately 240-approximately 332--Sources.

Gregory.

Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337--Sources.

Constantine.

Sylvester II, Pope, approximately 945-1003--Sources.

Sylvester.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (488 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The “Letter of Love and Concord” is a unique source, which allows us a glimpse into the political and religious aspirations of the Armenian Cilician elite at the end of the twelfth century, alluding to its hopes and expectations from the Crusades and the Church of Rome, as well as its uneasy relationship with the Byzantine Empire. The “Letter” is especially valuable for the wealth of information it contains on the royal ideology nurtured within the highest circles of the ruling Rubenid dynasty. The study provides an analysis of the sources used by its anonymous author, placing them within a historical context. Moreover, this marks the first time that a text based on the study of surviving sixty nine manuscripts along with its English translation has been made available for scholars.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Z. Pogossian

Introduction And Presentation Of The Text / Z. Pogossian

1: The Historical And Religious Situation In Cilician Armenia In The Second Half Of The Twelfth And Beginning Of The Thirteenth Century / Z. Pogossian

2: The Textual Environment And The Sources Of The Letter Of Love And Concord / Z. Pogossian

3: The Description And The Relationship Of Manuscripts, Grammar, Language / Z. Pogossian

Stemmas Of Manuscript Relationships / Z. Pogossian

The Letter Of Love And Concord (Armenian And English) / Z. Pogossian

Appendix A. Misplaced Text-Blocks / Z. Pogossian

Appendix 1. Provinces Of The Eastern Roman Empire Listed In TD / Z. Pogossian

Appendix 2. Glossary Of Rare Loan-Words And Hapaxes / Z. Pogossian

Appendix 3. List Of MSS With The Text Of Td / Z. Pogossian

Bibliography / Z. Pogossian

Index Of Geographical Names And Ancient/Medieval Persons / Z. Pogossian.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-12032-1

9786613120328

90-04-19210-7

OCLC:

729872723

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004191891.i-476 DOI