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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Steven Runciman |
ISBN: | 052106161X 9780521061612 052134770X 9780521347709 0521061628 9780521061629 0521347718 9780521347716 0521061636 9780521061636 0521347726 9780521347723 |
OCLC Number: | 465941317 |
Notes: | Originalår: 1951 Vol. 1 : The first crusade and the foundation of the kingdom of Jerusalem Vol. 2 : The kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East 1100-1187 Vol. 3 : The kingdom of Acre and the later crusades |
Description: | 3 bd. : illustrations |
Contents: | List of plates; List of maps; Preface; 1. The holy places of Christendom; 2. The preaching of the crusade; 3. The journey to the wars; 4. The war against the Turks; 5. The promised land; Bibliography; Index. |
Responsibility: | Steven Runciman |
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