The First Crusade and Idea of Crusading by Jonathan Riley-Smith - 9780826467263

The First Crusade and Idea of CrusadingAuthor(s): Jonathan Riley-Smith\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Leicester University Press\nISBN-13: 9780826467263, 978-0826467263\nSynopsis\nDespite various studies on the development of crusading thought, the First Crusade itself has not been properly examined from this perspective. Drawing on a range of European chronicles and charter collections, this book discusses the launching of the First Crusade, the practical experience of the crusaders and the interpretations placed upon this experience by contemporary commentators.