{"product_id":"the-crusade-of-1456-texts-and-documentation-in-translation-paperback-softback-9781487523930","title":"The Crusade of 1456; Texts and Documentation in Translation (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487523930","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Crusade of 1456\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTexts and Documentation in Translation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames D. Mixson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487523930\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 June 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e324 pages, 1 b\u0026amp;w illustration, 3 b\u0026amp;w maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.44 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A description of Belgrade in 1456 is to be found in many a book on the Medieval Balkans, on the Papacy and the Levant, or on Hungarian history but never with such specificity and depth. It is as if long lost voices are heard again for the first time after the sleep of ages, with startling freshness and power.\" \u003c\/p\u003e - Alberto M. Fernandez (\u003cem\u003eEuropean Conservative\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn July 1456, a massive Turkish army settled in before Belgrade, an ancient city at the confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers. The army\u0026amp;#x2019;s leader was the twenty-four-year-old Ottoman sultan Mehmed II, \"the Conqueror,\" who sought to take one of the most strategically important fortifications in southeastern Europe. Three weeks later, Mehmed\u0026amp;#x2019;s army was driven from Belgrade by a Hungarian warlord and his army, along with a ragtag force of ill-equipped crusaders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Crusade of 1456\u003c\/i\u003e, James D. Mixson gathers together the key primary sources for understanding the events that led to the siege of Belgrade. These newly translated sources challenge readers with their variety: papal decrees, letters, liturgies, and chronicles from Latin, Byzantine, and Ottoman perspectives. An accessible introduction, timelines, and maps help to illuminate this fascinating yet previously neglected story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Frames: Political and Military Developments\u003cbr\u003eSources in Scholarly Context: The Middle Ages, the Crusades, and the Problem of \"Lateness\"\u003cbr\u003eFraming the Sources: Selection, Structure, and Significance\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart One: Preparations for Crusade, 1453–1456\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Pope Nicholas V, Etsi Ecclesia Christi\u003cbr\u003e2. Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini, Constantinopolitana Clades\u003cbr\u003e3. Correspondence of 1455–1456\u003cbr\u003e4. Liturgy for Taking the Cross\u003cbr\u003e5. A Pope\u0026amp;#x2019;s Call to Prayer\u003cbr\u003e6. Pope Callixtus III, Omnipotentis dei misericordia\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Two: The Earliest Accounts\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. John of Capistrano to Pope Callixtus III\u003cbr\u003e8. John of Capistrano to Pope Callixtus III\u003cbr\u003e9. John Hunyadi to Denis Szécsi, Archbishop of Esztergom\u003cbr\u003e10. John Hunyadi to Ladislaus Garai, Palatine of Hungary\u003cbr\u003e11. John Hunyadi to King Ladislaus Posthumous\u003cbr\u003e12. John of Tagliacozzo to James of the Marches\u003cbr\u003e13. John of Capistrano to Pope Callixtus III\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Three: News and Propaganda\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Ambassador of the Bishop of Šibenik to Callixtus III\u003cbr\u003e15. Cardinal Juan Carvajal to Francesco Sforza\u003cbr\u003e16. Letters of John Goldener\u003cbr\u003e17. Ladislaus Posthumous to Duke Francesco Sforza of Milan\u003cbr\u003e18. The City of Nuremberg to the City of Weissenburg\u003cbr\u003e19. Pope Callixtus III to Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan\u003cbr\u003e20. Letters of Bernard of Kraiburg\u003cbr\u003e21. Callixtus III, Letter to Juan Soler\u003cbr\u003e22. Anonymous (Pseudo-John of Capistrano), to all Christians\u003cbr\u003e23. Anonymous, Letter to Henry of Eckenfelt\u003cbr\u003e24. Liturgical Commemorations of Belgrade\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Four: John of Tagliacozzo\u0026amp;#x2019;s The Story of the Victory of Belgrade\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. John of Tagliacozzo, The Story of the Victory of Belgrade\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Five: Memoir and Chronicle\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. Thomas Ebendorfer, Chronica Austriae\u003cbr\u003e27. Laonikos Chalkokondyles, The Histories\u003cbr\u003e28. Michael Kritopuoulos (Kritovulos), History of Mehmed the Conqueror\u003cbr\u003e29. Jacopo da Promontorio, Recollecta\u003cbr\u003e30. Âşıkpaşazade, Memories and Chronicles of the House of Osman\u003cbr\u003e31. John Thurocz, Chronicle of the Hungarians\u003cbr\u003e32. Tursun Beg, History of the Conqueror\u003cbr\u003e33. The Oxford Anonymous Chronicle\u003cbr\u003e34. Konstantin Mihailović, Memoirs\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimelines:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral Timeline\u003cbr\u003eThe Crusade of 1456\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCentral and Southeastern Europe, c. 1450\u003cbr\u003eThe Siege and Relief of Belgrade, 1456\u003cbr\u003eThe City and Fortress of Belgrade, c. 1450\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52681263907096,"sku":"9781487523930","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-crusade-of-1456-texts-and-documentation-in-translation-paperback-softback-9781487523930","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}