Overview

The Crusaders and The World of Islam covers an extensive selection of coins of the Crusades of Edessa, Antioch, Tripoli and Jerusalem and other numismatic areas including the coins of Islam. This encyclopedic book includes illustrations of over 840 coins, each with short historical notes. To bridge Crusader-Islamic history and crusader numismatics, coins of the Seljus, the Zengids of Mosul, the Seljuks of Rum, the Artuqids and the Ayyubids have been included, while the first chapter describes coins of the Islamic world before the First Crusade, such as the Moors of Spain, the Aghlabids and the Fatimids. The book also describes and illustrates West European imported coins, some of which Byzantine gold coins as well as coins of the Norman Kings; and coins of the period following the Fourth Crusade of 1204 of Achaea, Athens and Epirus together with all other baronial issues. This work covers with meticulous detail coins of Cyprus, Armenia, Chios, Rhodes and Malta. A coin of each denomination and ruler is illustrated and described.

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Author:   Emmanuel Azzopardi
Publisher:   Midsea Books Ltd,Malta
Imprint:   Midsea Books Ltd,Malta
Dimensions:   Width: 22.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 30.00cm
Weight:   1.633kg
ISBN:  

9789993270911

ISBN 10:   9993270911
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   01 December 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   Out of stock  
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His book is an appropriate addition to the library of anyone who wishes a book with illustrations and brief descriptions of crusaders coinage, coinage of contemporary Christian states, and coinage of the grand masters of the Order of St. John.' -- Speculum Speculum

His book is an appropriate addition to the library of anyone who wishes a book with illustrations and brief descriptions of crusaders coinage, coinage of contemporary Christian states, and coinage of the grand masters of the Order of St. John.'--Jere L. Bacharach, University of Washington (Emeritus) Speculum (01/01/2008)

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