{"product_id":"a-crusaders-death-and-life-anne-e-lester-9781501779855","title":"A Crusader's Death and Life in Acre: The 1266 Account-Inventory of Eudes of Nevers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Crusader's Death and Life in Acre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e uses five parchment rolls that inventoried the possessions of Eudes of Nevers, son of the Duke of Burgundy, at his death in Acre in 1266 to open out a panorama of Christian crusader life.\u003c\/b\u003e The contents of the rolls, or rouleaux, span from the pay rendered to knights and servants to the numerous possessions of a crusading nobleman. The inventory provides insight into the medieval Outremer even as it provokes questions about trade, diplomacy, remembrance, and the methodological challenges of evoking material objects in texts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnne E. Lester and Laura K. Morreale present the first complete modern French edition and English translation of the rouleaux along with seven crusade poems by Rutebeuf. In addition, \u003ci\u003eA Crusader's Death and Life in Acre\u003c\/i\u003e contains a wealth of scholarly commentary that addresses the composition of the rouleaux, the life and relationships of Eudes, and the culture of crusading in its material, written, devotional, and poetic forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors: Sharon Farmer, Andrew Jotischky, Anne Latowsky, Richard A. Leson, Maureen C. Miller, Jonathan Rubin, Uri Zvi Shachar, and Caroline Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anne E. Lester, Laura K. Morreale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501779850\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501779855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Anne E. Lester","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46526173020415,"sku":"9781501779855","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_802a91d4-857f-4afe-b504-de62c009696e.jpg?v=1737555409","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-crusaders-death-and-life-anne-e-lester-9781501779855","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}