{"product_id":"a-crusaders-death-and-life-in-acre-the-1266-account-inventory-of-eudes-of-nevers-paperback-softback-9781501779855","title":"A Crusader's Death and Life in Acre; The 1266 Account-Inventory of Eudes of Nevers (Paperback \/ softback) 9781501779855","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Crusader's Death and Life in Acre\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe 1266 Account-Inventory of Eudes of Nevers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAnne E. Lester (Author), Laura K. Morreale (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501779855\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 May 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e312 pages, 2 b\u0026amp;w halftones, 41 color halftones, 2 maps, 1 chart - 41 Halftones, color - 1 Charts - 2 Maps - 2 Halftones, black and white\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.5 x 1.5 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\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 \u003ci\u003erouleaux\u003c\/i\u003e 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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Account-Inventory of Eudes of Nevers\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Account-Inventory: Edition and Translation Rolls A–D\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart 2: Commentary\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e3. Crusading in the Mid-Thirteenth Century\u003cbr\u003e 4. French Acre: The Language and Landscapes of the Rouleaux\u003cbr\u003e 5. Outremer Subjects: A Crusader's Retinue\u003cbr\u003e 6. Outremer Objects: A Documentary Archeologyof Crusader Possessions\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Threaded Heart: Converted Objects and Return Journeys\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart 3: Contemporary Sources\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e8. Crusade Poems of Rutebeuf\u003cbr\u003e 9. Two Wills from Acre, 1267–1272\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart 4: Interpretations\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e10. The Landscapes of Acre\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Experience of Acre, ca. 1266\u003cbr\u003e 12. Textiles in Eudes of Nevers's Posthumous Inventory: A Meeting of East and West\u003cbr\u003e 13. Of Gems and Drinking Cups\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Material Culture of Devotion and Vestiture: Eudes of Nevers at Prayer\u003cbr\u003e 15. The Crusading Households of John of Joinville and Eudes of Nevers\u003cbr\u003e 16. Shared Things: Inventories of the Islamic World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52670811341080,"sku":"9781501779855","price":21.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-crusaders-death-and-life-in-acre-the-1266-account-inventory-of-eudes-of-nevers-paperback-softback-9781501779855","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}