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Medieval

1951

A History of the Crusades, Volume 1: The First Crusade and the Foundations of the Kingdom of Jerusalem


Steven Runciman - 1951
    This volume deals completely with the First Crusade and the foundation of the kingdom of Jerusalem. As Runciman says in his preface: 'Whether we regard the Crusades as the most tremendous and most romantic of Christian adventures, or as the last of the barbarian invasions, they form a central fact in medieval history. Before their inception the centre of our civilization was placed in Byzantium and in the lands of the Arab caliphate. Before they faded out the hegemony in civilization had passed to western Europe. Out of this transference modern history was born.'

A History Of The Crusades 3 Volume Set


Steven Runciman - 1951
    Volume I deals completely with the First Crusade and the foundation of the kingdom of Jerusalem. Volume II describes the Frankish states of Outremer from the accession of King Baldwin I to the re-conquest of Jerusalem by Saladin, and in the final volume, Runciman examines the revival of the Frankish kingdom from the time of the Third Crusade until its collapse a century later. The interwoven themes of the book include: Christiandom, the replacement of the cultured Ayubites by the less sympathetic Mameluks as leader of the Moslem world, and the coming of the Mongols. Runciman includes a chapter on architecture and the arts, and an epilogue on the last manifestations of the Crusading spirit.

History of Syria (Including Lebanon and Palestine)


Philip Khuri Hitti - 1951
    For Syria has either invented or transmitted to mankind such benefits as monotheistic religion, philosophy, law, trade, agriculture, and our allphabet.Table of Contents The Pre-Literary Age (5 chapters) Ancient Semitic Times (11 chapters) The Greco-Roman Period (13 chapters) The Arab Era (18 chapters) Under the Ottoman Turks (3 chapters)

A Child's History of Art: Architecture


V.M. Hillyer - 1951