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Hospitaller Piety and Crusader Propaganda

- Guillaume Caoursin's Description of the Ottoman Siege of Rhodes, 1480

Om Hospitaller Piety and Crusader Propaganda

Guillaume Caoursin, Vice-chancellor of the Order of the Hospital, wrote the Obsidionis Rhodiae urbis descriptio (Description of the Siege of Rhodes) in 1480. It was the first authorized print account of the Order¿s activities, and became one of the best sellers of the 15th century. With introductory chapters by Theresa Vann, this book is the first modern Latin edition with an English translation of the Descriptio. Two other eyewitness accounts: Pierre D¿Aubusson¿s Relatio obsidionis Rhodie and Jacomo Curte¿s De urbis Rhodiae obsidione a. 1480 a Turcis tentata, also appear in modern Latin edition and English translation, as does John Kay¿s Description of the Siege of Rhodes and an English translation of Ademar Dupuis¿ Le siège de Rhodes.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelska
  • ISBN:
  • 9780754637417
  • Format:
  • Inbunden
  • Sidor:
  • 394
  • Utgiven:
  • 28. juli 2015
  • Mått:
  • 243x166x34 mm.
  • Vikt:
  • 894 g.
Leveranstid: 2-4 veckor
Förväntad leverans: 19. december 2024
Förlängd ångerrätt till 31. januari 2025

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Guillaume Caoursin, Vice-chancellor of the Order of the Hospital, wrote the Obsidionis Rhodiae urbis descriptio (Description of the Siege of Rhodes) in 1480. It was the first authorized print account of the Order¿s activities, and became one of the best sellers of the 15th century. With introductory chapters by Theresa Vann, this book is the first modern Latin edition with an English translation of the Descriptio. Two other eyewitness accounts: Pierre D¿Aubusson¿s Relatio obsidionis Rhodie and Jacomo Curte¿s De urbis Rhodiae obsidione a. 1480 a Turcis tentata, also appear in modern Latin edition and English translation, as does John Kay¿s Description of the Siege of Rhodes and an English translation of Ademar Dupuis¿ Le siège de Rhodes.

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