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The third edition of Crusader Archaeology updates previous editions to include coverage of important recent work in the field. It examines what life was like for European settlers and travellers to the crusader states during the centuries of Latin rule Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Dedication 6 Table of Contents 8 List of Illustrations 11 Preface and Acknowledgements for First Edition 16 Preface and Acknowledgements for Second Edition 19 Preface and Acknowledgements for New Edition 20 A Note on the Use of Placenames 22 List of Abbreviations 23 Chronology 25 1 Background: The Crusades and Outremer 30 Geography and Climate 33 The Native Population 34 The Frankish Settlers 35 The Italians 35 Frankish Administration and Institutions 35 The Church 37 The Military Orders 37 2 The City and Urban Life 40 Major Cities 41 Coastal Towns 73 Inland Towns 85 3 The Rural Landscape 98 Land Ownership and the Rural Population in the Kingdom of Jerusalem 98 Taxes and Tithes 99 Monopolies 99 The Structure of the Native Casalia and the Status of the Local Peasants 100 The Frankish Villani and the Planned Villages 100 Rural Estate Centres and Farmhouses 106 Agriculture and Rural I

Author

Adrian J. Boas

Published

2023

Language

EN