{"product_id":"the-world-of-the-crusades","title":"The World of the Crusades","description":"\u003cp\u003eA lively reimagining of how the distant medieval world of war functioned  drawing on the objects used and made by crusaders  Throughout the Middle Ages crusading was justified by religious ideology  but the resulting military campaigns were fueled by concrete objectives: land  resources  power  reputation. Crusaders amassed possessions of all sorts  from castles to reliquaries. Campaigns required material funds and equipment  while conquests produced bureaucracies  taxation  economic exploitation  and commercial regulation. Wealth sustained the Crusades while material objects  from weaponry and military technology to carpentry and shipping  conditioned them.  This lavishly illustrated volume considers the material trappings of crusading wars and the objects that memorialized them  in architecture  sculpture  jewelry  painting  and manuscripts. Christopher Tyermans incorporation of the physical and visual remains of crusading enriches our understanding of how the crusaders themselves articulated their mission  how they viewed their place in the world  and how they related to the cultures they derived from and preyed upon.  A note to readers: the grey-shaded pages throughout this volume look at the Crusades in detail  exploring individual themes such as food and drink  medicine  weapons  and womens role in the Crusades. These short essays are interspersed throughout the chapters and the main text will continue after each one. For instance  Taking the Cross runs from pages 4 to 7  and the Introduction continues on p. 8.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946716229685,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300217390","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-world-of-the-crusades","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}