{"product_id":"crusaders-death-and-life-in-acre","title":"Crusader's Death and Life in Acre","description":"\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","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54843950203224,"sku":"9781501779855","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781501779855_904d6a27-6416-4700-8268-b757b6492885.jpg?v=1779945360","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/crusaders-death-and-life-in-acre","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}