The Fourth crusade: event, aftermath, and perceptions: papers from the Sixth Conference of the Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East , Istanbul, Turkey, 25-29 August 2004

The Fourth Crusade (1201-1204), launched to restore Jerusalem to Christian control, veered widely off course, finally landing at Constantinople which it conquered and sacked. The effects of the crusade were far-reaching during the Middle Ages and remain powerful even today, which explains the continued vibrancy of its historiography. This volume, based on studies presented at the Sixth Conference of the Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East in Istanbul, Turkey in 2004, represents some of the best new research on this fascinating event. With the'Diversion Question'of the past centuries now largely settled, these studies focus on three aspects of current scholarship: evaluations of the event itself, investigations into the aftermath of the conquest of Constantinople in 1204, and analyses of the evolving perceptions and memories of the event in Europe and the Middle East. Together these essays help to place the Fourth Crusade within the larger context of medieval Mediterranean history as well as larger issues such as agency, accommodation, and memory that inform new aspects of modern historiography. With The 'diversion Question' Of The Past Centuries Now Largely Settled, These Studies Focus On Three Aspects Of Current Scholarship: Evaluations Of The Event Itself, Investigations Into The Aftermath Of The Conquest Of Constantinople In 1204, And Analyses Of The Evolving Perceptions And Memories Of The Event In Europe And The Middle East. Together These Essays Help To Place The Fourth Crusade Within The Larger Context Of Medieval Mediterranean History As Well As Larger Issues Such As Agency, Accommodation, And Memory That Inform New Aspects Of Modern Historiography--page 4 Of Cover. Programme Of The Conference -- Richard I And The Early Evolution Of The Fourth Crusade / Vincent Ryan -- Venise Et Son Arrière-pays Au Temps De La Quatrième Croisade / Pierre Racine -- The Four Crusades Of 1204 / Marco Meschini -- The Latin Empire Of Constantinople's Fractured Foundation : The Rift Between Boniface Of Montferrat And Baldwin Of Flanders / Thomas F. Madden -- The Greeks Of Constantinople Under Latin Rule 1204-1261 / David Jacoby -- The Effects Of The Fourth Crusade On European Gold Coinage / Robert D. Leonard -- The Translatio Symonensis And The Seven Thieves : A Venetian Fourth Crusade Furta Sacra Narrative And The Looting Of Constantinople / David M. Perry -- Between Justification And Glory : The Venetian Chronicles' View Of The Fourth Crusade / Serban Marin --per Innocenzo Iii I Cristiani Latini Peggiori Degli Altri: L'anno 1204. Un Sintomo Di Nuova Cultura / Giulio Cipollone -- Aux Sources De La Chronique En Prose Française : Entre Déculturation Et Acculturation / Cyril Aslanov -- Arab Perspectives On The Fourth Crusade / William J. Hamblin. Edited By Thomas F. Madden. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contributions In English, French, And Italian. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Contents 6 Introduction 8 List of Contributors 14 Programme of the Conference 16 EVENT 26 Richard I and the Early Evolution of the Fourth Crusade 28 Venise et son arrière-pays au temps de la Quatrième Croisade 40 The “Four Crusades” of 1204 52 AFTERMATH 68 The Latin Empire of Constantinople’s Fractured Foundation: The Rift between Boniface of Montferrat and Baldwin of Flanders 70 The Greeks of Constantinople under Latin Rule 1204–1261 78 The Effects of the Fourth Crusade on European Gold Coinage 100 PERCEPTIONS 112 The Translatio Symonensis and the Seven Thieves: A Venetian Fourth Crusade Furta Sacra Narrative and the Looting of Constantinople 114 Between Justification and Glory: The Venetian Chronicles’ View of the Fourth Crusade 138 Per Innocenzo III i Cristiani Latini “peggiori degli altri:” l’anno 1204. Un sintomo di nuova cultura 148 Aux sources de la chronique en prose française: entre déculturation et acculturation 168 Arab Perspectives on the Fourth Crusade 192 Index 204 Papers from the Sixth Conference of the Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East, Istanbul, Turkey, 25-29 August 2004 The Fourth Crusade (1201-1204), launched to restore Jerusalem to Christian control, veered widely off course, finally landing at Constantinople which it conquered and sacked. The effects of the crusade were far-reaching during the Middle Ages and remain powerful even today, which explains the continued vibrancy of its historiography. This volume, based on studies presented at the Sixth Conference of the Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East in Istanbul, Turkey in 2004, represents some of the best new research on this fascinating event. With the "Diversion Question" of the past centuries now largely settled, these studies focus on three aspects of current evaluations of the event itself, investigations into the aftermath of the conquest of Constantinople in 1204, and analyses of the evolving perceptions and memories of the event in Europe and the Middle East. Together these essays help to place the Fourth Crusade within the larger context of medieval Mediterranean history as well as larger issues such as agency, accommodation, and memory that inform new aspects of modern historiography.