The Road to Antioch and Jerusalem by Francesca Petrizzo - 9780367260163

The Road to Antioch and JerusalemThe Crusader Pilgrimage of the Monte Cassino Chronicle\nAuthor(s): Francesca Petrizzo\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367260163, 978-0367260163\nSynopsis\nThis is the first translation of the Hystoria de via or Monte Cassino Chronicle, one of the few surviving crusader sources from Southern Italy, where it was probably compiled (partly from known sources) between the 1130s and 1140s. \n\nThe chronicles original sections offer new and fresh insight on the knowledge and reception of the First Crusade in Southern Italy, and the devotional and pilgrimage practices which surrounded it. The introduction contextualises the chronicle in the environment which produced it, discussing the historiographical tradition at Montecassino, the likely sources for the Hystoria, and its significance as an original source. The introduction also comments extensively on the theological framework of the .