The first translation of Baldric's Historia Ierosolimitana, a spirited account of the First Crusade, into modern English. The Historia Ierosolimitana is a prose narrative of the events of the First Crusade written at the abbey of Bourgueil in the Loire Valley around 1105. Its author, the abbot Baldric, used the anonymous Gesta Francorumfor much of the factual material presented, but provided literary enhancements and amplifications of the historical narrative and the characters found therein, in order, as Baldric says, to make the Historia a more worthy account of the miraculous events it describes. This volume provides the first modern-language translation of the Historia, with a full introduction setting out its historical, social, political and manuscript contexts, and notes. It will contribute to a revised exploration of the First Crusade, and facilitate much wider debates about the place of history writing in medieval culture, textuality and manuscript transmission.

About the Author
SUSAN B. EDGINGTON is a Teaching and Research Fellow at Queen Mary University of London STEVEN J. BIDDLECOMBE edited the Latin text of Baldric's Historia (2014); having taught at a number of universities, most recently at Nottingham Trent; he is currently an independent scholar. STEVEN J. BIDDLECOMBE edited the Latin text of Baldric's Historia (2014); having taught at a number of universities, most recently at Nottingham Trent; he is currently an independent scholar.

Reviews
[This] volume makes a strong contribution to crusader studies, and will be extremely valuable both for students and scholars. * THE JOURNAL OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY *
Ce livre est fort utile par l'acces commode qu'il fournit a l'oeuvre de Baudry de Bourgueil, figure importante de l'ecole poetique ligerienne. La traduction est accompagnee de nombreuses notes de bas de page qui fournissent des references de citations bibliques ou classiques, des discussions sur les ecarts par rapport aux Gesta Francorum ou des eclaircissements de contenu. This book is very useful due to the convenient access it provides to the work of Baudry de Bourgueil, an important figure of the Loire poetic school. The translation is accompanied by numerous footnotes that provide references biblical or classic quotes, discussions on deviations from the Gesta Francorum or clarifications of content. * BULLETIN CODICOLOGIQUE *



Book Information
ISBN 9781783274802
Author Susan B. Edgington
Format Hardback
Page Count 224
Imprint The Boydell Press
Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd