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Chronicles of the Crusades

Two famous, firsthand accounts of the holy war in the Middle Ages. Translated by M.R.B. Shaw.

Originally composed in Old French, the two chronicles brought together here offer some of the most vivid and reliable accounts of the Crusades from a Western perspective.

Villehardouin’s Conquest of Constantinople, distinguished by its simplicity and lucidity, recounts the controversial Fourth Crusade, which descended into an all-out attack on the E astern Christians of Byzantium.
In Life of Saint Louis, Joinville draws on his close attachment to King Louis IX of France to recall his campaigning in the Holy Land.
Together these narratives comprise a fascinating window on events that, for all their remoteness, offer startling similarities to our own age.
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Light shelf wear, including some scuffing to the cover. Age-toned. Original $1.25 price sticker on front cover. In G condition.

Written by Jean de Joinville and Geoffrey de Villehardouin; translated by M.R.B. Shaw

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Weight 14 oz
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M.R.B. Shaw
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Mass Market Paperback
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Penguin Classics

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