This is a
collection of scholarly essays by academics on various topics related to the
crusader kingdoms. As is inevitable in a collection of this sort, the quality
of the contributions varies, and readers should also be advised that despite
the English title many of the articles are reproduced in their original
language. Of a total of 18 essays, 5 are
in German and 1 is in French. The excellent article on the legitimacy of
Baldwin IV, for example, is in German, making it inaccessible to many
English-speaking readers. Several of the
other articles are more concerned with refuting the arguments of other scholars
than informing the interested layman about the purported subject of the
article. Given the price, I would only recommend this to researchers in need of
some of the specific information included.
You just enjoy adding to my "required reading," don't you? LOL
ReplyDeleteToo bad there's not an English translation for this work.
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