Exploring Outremer Volume II

In Search of the Twelfth-Century Frankish Castle of Ibelin / The Blanche Garde Fortress at Tell es-Safi/Gath: An Update on Recent Excavation Results / Keeping the Hydra in its Cave: Viewshed Analysis and the Frankish Blockade of Fa?imid Ascalon (1132-1153) / Jean II of Ibelin, Arsur Castle and the Hospitallers / The Archaeology of the Pardouns de Acres / Crusader Landscapes: The Current State of Knowledge and Future Directions / Two Recently Discovered Mural Paintings and the development of Monumental Painting in 12th Century Jerusalem / Pots, Pans and the Latin East: Local Ceramic Production and Sikka: Minters and Mints in the Latin East / For want of a nail, horse and donkey shoes in the kingdom of Jerusalem / On the meaningfulness of small finds: two new mother of pearl cross pendants from Atlit and their wider context / Defense or ostentation: stirrup-based arrow loops of the Near East (12th -14th century) / Manuscript, loophole and quarrel; An example of perfect agreement between historical sources, architecture and object in Safed Castle / A Tomb Stone from Safed / Belvoir Castle Revisited: History and Development