
A History of the Crusades I
The First Crusade and the Foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
Steven Runciman(Author)
Penguin Classics (Publisher)
Published on 24. November 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-14-198550-3 (ISBN)
Description
The first volume of Steven Runciman's classic, hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusades
'On a February day in the year AD 638 the Caliph Omar entered Jerusalem, riding upon a white camel'
An enthralling work of grand historical narrative, Steven Runciman's A History of the Crusades overturned the traditional view of the Crusades as a romantic Christian adventure, and instead shifted the focus of the story to the East. With verve and drama, volume one of Runciman's trilogy tells the story of the First Crusade - from its unlikely beginnings in pilgrimage to the horrors of the siege of Jerusalem and the carving out of new territory on the edge of the eastern Mediterranean.
'Without question one of the major feats of contemporary historical writing' The New York Times
'The historian whose magisterial works transformed our understanding of Byzantium, the medieval church and the crusades' Guardian
'On a February day in the year AD 638 the Caliph Omar entered Jerusalem, riding upon a white camel'
An enthralling work of grand historical narrative, Steven Runciman's A History of the Crusades overturned the traditional view of the Crusades as a romantic Christian adventure, and instead shifted the focus of the story to the East. With verve and drama, volume one of Runciman's trilogy tells the story of the First Crusade - from its unlikely beginnings in pilgrimage to the horrors of the siege of Jerusalem and the carving out of new territory on the edge of the eastern Mediterranean.
'Without question one of the major feats of contemporary historical writing' The New York Times
'The historian whose magisterial works transformed our understanding of Byzantium, the medieval church and the crusades' Guardian
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
252 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-198550-3 (9780141985503)
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Person
Sir Steven Runciman (1903-2000) was one of the greatest British historians. He drastically recast how we think about both the Crusades and the history of Byzantium. His major works include The Sicilian Vespers (1958), The Great Church in Captivity (1968), Byzantine Style and Civilization (1975) and Mistra (1980).