Exploring Outremer Volume I: Studies in Medieval History in Honour of Adrian J. Boas (Crusades - Subsidia) 1

"This collection is published in the Crusades Subsidia series in honour of Professor Adrian J. Boas, an archaeologist, historian and scholar who has contributed widely and significantly to the study and teaching of the Middle Ages. Professor Boas' research encompasses the archaeology of the Latin east, military orders with particular emphasis on the Teutonic order, material culture, architecture and medieval art, historiography, and not least, the Crusades and the Latin East. Exploring Outremer Volume I is a collection of 14 original essays by the leading scholars in the field on the history and archaeology of the Latin East. It covers several aspects related to the Crusades in general, but also deals with specific important points related to cities like Jerusalem, Acre and Famagusta. In addition, it presents original discussions related to warfare and topography, using both Latin and Arabic sources. This book will appeal to researchers and students alike interested in the Kingdom of Jerusalem and Cyprus, as well as the Crusades and Crusading Orders"-- Provided by publisher Cover Half Title Series Title Copyright Contents List of figures Academic publications list Acknowledgments List of contributors Introduction by the editors 1 Understanding the Crusades: the contribution of correspondence 2 Islamic cultural-religious life in Jerusalem on the eve of the First Crusade 3 The confraternity and Chapel of St Edward the Confessor in Acre (1271/1272–1291) 4 How did the Teutonic Knights finance the construction of Montfort Castle? 5 The nobility of Cyprus and their rural residences 6 Public squares in the Latin East: designing piazzas in new and old urban centres 7 The churches of Genoese Famagusta in the notarial acts, inquests and other sources of the later fifteenth century (1448–1474) 8 Thirty years of war: the cities of the Lombard plain c. 1189–c. 1220 9 The role of captives in peacemaking 10 Some thoughts on warriors and war in Usāma ibn Munqidh’s Kitāb al-I`tibār 11 Human suffering and the social implications of the wars of the Crusades 12 The attempted assassination of Lord Edward of England at Acre, 1272 13 Frankish intervention in Egypt during the reign of Amalric: conquest or extortion? 14 Topographical and archaeological data in middle Caliphate sources Index