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Named Person: | re di Gerusalemme Baldovino 4 |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Bernard Hamilton |
ISBN: | 052164187X 9780521641876 |
OCLC Number: | 801294247 |
Description: | XXV, 288 p. : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents: | Prologue; 1. The sources for Baldwin IV's reign; 2. Baldwin's childhood; 3. The kingdom; 4. The international status of the kingdom; 5. The king's minority; 6. Western aid: William of Montferrat and Philip of Flanders; 7. The victor of mont Gisard; 8. Prince Reynald's initiative; 9. The dying king; 10. The heirs of the leper king; Epilogue; Appendix by Piers Mitchell: an evaluation of the leprosy of king Baldwin IV of Jerusalem in the context of the medieval world; Bibliography. |
Responsibility: | Bernard Hamilton. |
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' ... compelling ... the book stands as a gifted work and one of the best introductions to the world of the Latin East produced to date.' BBC History Magazine ' ... judicious and learned book.' The Times Literary Supplement ' ... Hamilton's evaluation of Baldwin is convincing and compelling.' Journal of Ecclesiastical History Read more...
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