Walter the Chancellor's vivid first-hand account of the wars between the Muslims and the principality of Antioch in the early 12th century describes a less well-known period in the history of the Crusades, and provides a useful counterpart to the usual focus on Jerusalem. It is here presented for the first time in English, along with a selection of comparative sources and an important introduction assessing the work's place in the historiography of the Crusader states, and analysing the military campaigns it details. As a highly-placed Antiochene official, Walter was able to write the most authoritative account of the principality's fortunes and internal workings, and his book also sheds light on the relationship between Latin settlement in the Levant and contemporary Western perceptions of Islam and Eastern Christianity.
| ISBN: | 9781840142631 |
| Publication date: | 30th July 1999 |
| Author: | Galterius, Thomas S Asbridge, S B Edgington |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 230 pages |
| Series: | Crusade Texts in Translation |
| Genres: |
History and Archaeology Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval History of religion Military history |
Walter the Chancellor's vivid first-hand account of the wars between the Muslims and the principality of Antioch in the early 12th century describes a less well-known period in the history of the Crusades, and provides a useful counterpart to the usual focus on Jerusalem. It is here presented for the first time in English, along with a selection of comparative sources and an important introduction assessing the work's place in the historiography of the Crusader states, and analysing the military campaigns it details. As a highly-placed Antiochene official, Walter was able to write the most authoritative account of the principality's fortunes and internal workings, and his book also sheds light on the relationship between Latin settlement in the Levant and contemporary Western perceptions of Islam and Eastern Christianity.
Walter the Chancellor's The Antiochene Wars features in the following genres: History and Archaeology, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, History of religion, Military history
Walter the Chancellor's The Antiochene Wars is available in Hardback
Walter the Chancellor's The Antiochene Wars was written by Galterius, Thomas S Asbridge, S B Edgington and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Walter the Chancellor's The Antiochene Wars has 230 pages
Yes it is part of Crusade Texts in Translation series