Papacy and the Levant (1204-1571), Vol. I: The 13th and 14th Centuries, Memoirs, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 114) (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780871691149)

The first of 4 vols. which trace the history of the later Crusades & papal relations with the Levant from the accession of Innocent III (in 1198) to the reign of Pius V & the battle of Lepanto (1566-71). From the mid-14th cent. to the conclusion of his work the author has drawn heavily upon unpub. materials, collected in the course of 17 trips to the Archivio Segreto Vaticano & the Archivi di Stato in Venice, Mantua, Modena, Milan, Siena, & Florence, & the Archives of the Order of the Hospitallers at Malta. In addition to a history of the later crusades (to the year 1400), the book deals in passing with various items -- crusading propaganda, the postal service of the 14th cent., ecclesiastical & feudal lawsuits, social conditions in papal Avignon, & even fashions in footwear.

Author: Kenneth M. Setton
ISBN-10: 0871691140
ISBN-13: 9780871691149
Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1976
Pages: 512
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.46lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.13d