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Albert of Aachen : historia ierosolimitana, history of the journey to Jerusalem / edited and translated by Susan B. Edgington.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Albert, of Aachen, active 11th-12th century, author.
- Series:
- Oxford medieval texts.
- Oxford Medieval Texts
- Standardized Title:
- Historia Ierosolimitana. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Crusades--First, 1096-1099--Early works to 1800.
- Crusades.
- Jerusalem--History--Latin Kingdom, 1099-1244--Early works to 1800.
- Jerusalem.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1012 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- [Oxford] : Oxford University School of Archaeology, 2019.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Historia Ierosolimitana, attributed to Albert of Aachen, is the most complete, detailed and colourful of the contemporary narratives of the First Crusade, and of the careers of the first generation of Latin settlers in Outremer. This English translation, with original Latin text, has been prepared from a critical study of the manuscripts. Generating interest in previously disregarded aspects of crusade and settlement in the first decades of the twelfth century, it is set to alter the focus of crusades studies. - ;The Historia Ierosolimitana, attributed to Albert of Aachen, is the most comp
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES AND MAPS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; I. THE HISTORIA OF ALBERT OF AACHEN; 1. The Historia Ierosolimitana; 2. The author; 3. Dating; 4. Sources; 5. Single authorship; 6. 'Historia'; 7. Albert's attitudes; 8. Evaluation; II. MANUSCRIPTS; 1. Extant manuscripts; 2. Lost manuscripts; 3. Relationships of the manuscripts; III. EDITIONS; 1. Previous editions; 2. Translations; 3. The present edition; SIGLA; TEXT AND TRANSLATION HISTORIA IEROSOLIMITANA: History of the Journey to Jerusalem; Book i; Book ii; Book iii; Book iv; Book v; Book vi; Book vii; Book viii; Book ix
- Book xBook xi; Book xii; APPENDIX: CHAPTER TITLES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF QUOTATIONS AND ALLUSIONS; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-187777-8
- 0-19-156808-2
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