{"product_id":"a-crusaders-death-and-life-in-acre-the-1266-account-inventory-of-eudes-of-nevers-paperback","title":"A Crusader's Death and Life in Acre: The 1266 Account-Inventory of Eudes of Nevers - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnne E. Lester\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLaura K. Morreale\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnne E. Lester is John W. Baldwin and Jenny Jochens Associate Professor of Medieval History at Johns Hopkins University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eCreating Cistercian Nuns\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaura K. Morreale is the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe French of Outremer\u003c\/i\u003e and the creator of several medieval digital projects, including the Oxford Outremer Map and the La Sfera Project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52636436660531,"sku":"9781501779855","price":62.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/gwb_B9iqdV9781501779855.webp?v=1762271726","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/a-crusaders-death-and-life-in-acre-the-1266-account-inventory-of-eudes-of-nevers-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}