France and the Holy Land
Subtitle: Frankish Culture at the End of the Crusades (Parallax (Baltimore, MD.).)
Contributors: Daniel H. Weiss (Editor); Lisa Cindrich (Editor)
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: July 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780801878244
Subjects: Mediterranean Region; History: World; Franks; History - General History; Middle East - Israel; Jerusalem; Crusades; Christianity and other religions; History
First sentence: IF THE SECOND HALF of the thirteenth century witnessed the inexorable destruction of the crusader states in Outremer, it also-and quite paradoxically-witnessed the greatest flowering of crusader art in its 200-year history.