The Crusades.

203 S. mit zahlr. Abb. Sehr gutes Ex., Archivex. Edition Leipzig, mit Stempel auf Vorsatz. - After reviewing the material and intellectual structure of the Islamic, Byzantine, and West European civilizations and their feudal societies, Professor Erbstosser traces the emergence and development of the Crusader ideology, characterizes those who took part in the first Crusades, reviews in detail the rise and decline of the Crusader kingdoms, takes into account the commercial expansion by the merchants of Northern Italy, the Norman conquest of Sicily and Southern Italy, and the advance of Europeans into Moorish Spain, and concludes by examining the influence of the Crusades on European culture and society. Since the author's intention is to present the history of the Crusades from the viewpoint of the history of civilization, he represents the material and intellectual standards of Islam, Byzantium, and Western Europe by magnificent illustrations of mosques, churches, and castles; knights in armor and their weapons; examples of medieval education and scholarship, agricultural implements and luxury goods; and splendid reproductions of Islamic, Byzantine, and Christian paintings, drawings, manuscripts, sculpture, mosaics, glassware, coins, and reliquaries. - Introduction -- Three Civilizations of the Mediaeval World -- The Arabian Caliphate -- The Byzantine Empire -- Western Europe -- Europe on the Way to the Crusades The Proclamation of the Crusade The Expedition by the Peasants The Army of Knights on the First Crusade The Crusader States -- The Concept of the Crusades in the 12th and 13th Centuries The Commercial Expansion of Northern Italian Cities The Norman Empire and the Reconquista The Influence of the Crusades on Europe Appendix -- Political Chronology -- Bibliography -- Sources of Illustrations -- Maps. ISBN 0876633319

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