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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
Margaret R B Shaw; Geoffroi de Villehardouin; Jean Joinville, sire de |
| ISBN: | 0140441247 9780140441246 |
| OCLC Number: | 12018084 |
| Description: | 362 p. : maps ; 18 cm. |
| Contents: | The conquest of Constantinople / Villehardouin -- The life of Saint Louis / Joinville. |
| Series Title: | The Penguin classics |
| Responsibility: | Joinville & Villehardouin ; translated with an introduction by M.R.B. Shaw. |
Table of Contents:
Villehardouin: The Conquest of Constantinople -- 1. Muster-Roll of the Fourth Crusade -- 2. Treaty with the Venetians -- 3. The Army Seeks a Leader -- 4. Delays and Disappointments -- 5. Siege of Zara -- 6. Discord in the Army -- 7. Voyage to Scutari -- 8. Preparations for an Assault -- 9. First Siege of Constantinople -- 10. The Emperor's Covenant -- 11. Appeal to Arms -- 12. Second Siege to Constantinople -- 13. Election of an Emperor -- 14. A Case of Strained Relations -- 15. War against the Greeks -- 16. Siege of Adrianople -- 17. A Regency Established -- 18. King Johanitza Ravages the Empire -- 19. Offensive and Counter-Offensive -- 20. War on Two Fronts -- 21. Excursions Outside the Empire -- Joinville: The Life of Saint Louis -- Part One -- 1. The Servant of God -- 2. The Servant of His People -- Part Two -- 1. Turbulence of Barons -- 2. Preparations for a Crusade -- 3. Voyage to Cyprus -- 4. Landing in Egypt -- 5. Occupation of Damietta -- 6. Operations on the Nile -- 7. The Battle of Mansourah -- 8. Victory and its Aftermath -- 9. The French in Captivity -- 10. Negotiations with the Saracens -- 11. The King in Acre -- 12. The Old Man of the Mountain -- 13. The Tartars -- 14. Life in Caesarea -- 15. Expedition to Jaffa -- 16. Expedition to Saida -- 17. Return to France -- 18. The King's Administration of his Realm -- 19. A Fatal Crusade -- 20. Canonization of Saint Louis -- Notes on the Translation -- Glossary.
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