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The first translation of Baldric's Historia Ierosolimitana, a spirited account of the First Crusade, into modern English.
The Historia Ierosolimitana is a prose narrative of the events of the First Crusade written at the abbey of Bourgueil in the Loire Valley around 1105. Its author, the abbot Baldric, used the anonymous Gesta Francorumfor much of the factual material presented, but provided literary enhancements and amplifications of the historical narrative and the characters found therein, in order, as Baldric says, to make the Historia a more worthy account of the miraculous events it describes.
This volume provides the first modern-language translation of the Historia, with a full introduction setting out its historical, social, political and manuscript contexts, and notes. It will contribute to a revised exploration of the First Crusade, and facilitate much wider debates about the place of history writing in medieval culture, textuality and manuscript transmission.
The Historia Ierosolimitana is a prose narrative of the events of the First Crusade written at the abbey of Bourgueil in the Loire Valley around 1105. Its author, the abbot Baldric, used the anonymous Gesta Francorumfor much of the factual material presented, but provided literary enhancements and amplifications of the historical narrative and the characters found therein, in order, as Baldric says, to make the Historia a more worthy account of the miraculous events it describes.
This volume provides the first modern-language translation of the Historia, with a full introduction setting out its historical, social, political and manuscript contexts, and notes. It will contribute to a revised exploration of the First Crusade, and facilitate much wider debates about the place of history writing in medieval culture, textuality and manuscript transmission.
Price: $120.00
Pages: 224
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: Boydell Press
Series: Crusading in Context
Publication Date:
17 January 2020
Trim Size: 9.21 X 6.14 in
ISBN: 9781783274802
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Military / General, Military history
[This] volume makes a strong contribution to crusader studies, and will be extremely valuable both for students and scholars.
Ce livre est fort utile par l'accès commode qu'il fournit à l'oeuvre de Baudry de Bourgueil, figure importante de l'école poétique ligérienne. La traduction est accompagnée de nombreuses notes de bas de page qui fournissent des références de citations bibliques ou classiques, des discussions sur les écarts par rapport aux Gesta Francorum ou des éclaircissements de contenu.
This book is very useful due to the convenient access it provides to the work of Baudry de Bourgueil, an important figure of the Loire poetic school. The translation is accompanied by numerous footnotes that provide references
biblical or classic quotes, discussions on deviations from the Gesta Francorum or clarifications of content.
Ce livre est fort utile par l'accès commode qu'il fournit à l'oeuvre de Baudry de Bourgueil, figure importante de l'école poétique ligérienne. La traduction est accompagnée de nombreuses notes de bas de page qui fournissent des références de citations bibliques ou classiques, des discussions sur les écarts par rapport aux Gesta Francorum ou des éclaircissements de contenu.
This book is very useful due to the convenient access it provides to the work of Baudry de Bourgueil, an important figure of the Loire poetic school. The translation is accompanied by numerous footnotes that provide references
biblical or classic quotes, discussions on deviations from the Gesta Francorum or clarifications of content.
Introduction
The Life and Career of Baldric of Bourgueil
The French Historians of the First Crusade
Comparisons between the Three French Historians
Manuscript Transmission and Reception
The 'History of the Jerusalemites'
Prologue and Book One
Book Two
Book Three
Book Four
Appendix 1 - Additions found in Paris, BNF, MS Latin 5513
Appendix 2 - People and Places
Bibliography
The Life and Career of Baldric of Bourgueil
The French Historians of the First Crusade
Comparisons between the Three French Historians
Manuscript Transmission and Reception
The 'History of the Jerusalemites'
Prologue and Book One
Book Two
Book Three
Book Four
Appendix 1 - Additions found in Paris, BNF, MS Latin 5513
Appendix 2 - People and Places
Bibliography