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A History of the Crusades: 3 Volumes

Hardcover – January 1, 1975
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ISBN-13: 9780521205542 ISBN-10: 0521205549
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Binding
Hardcover
Published
January 1, 1975
Weight
4.8 lbs
Dimensions
21.60×8.90×15.20 cm

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A History of the Crusades: 3 Volumes by Steven Runciman. Hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780521205542.

Sir Steven Runcimans three volume A History of the Crusades, one of the great classics of English historical writing, is now being reissued. Volume I deals completely with the First Crusade and the foundation of the kingdom of Jerusalem. Volume II describes the Frankish states of Outremer from the accession of King Baldwin I to the re-conquest of Jerusalem by Saladin, and in the final volume, Runciman examines the revival of the Frankish kingdom from the time of the Third Crusade until its collapse a century later. The interwoven themes of the book include: Christiandom, the replacement of the cultured Ayubites by the less sympathetic Mameluks as leader of the Moslem world, and the coming of the Mongols. Runciman includes a chapter on architecture and the arts, and an epilogue on the last manifestations of the Crusading spirit.