Author: GIBB, H. A. R.
Title: The Damascus Chronicle of the Crusades Extracted and Translated from the Chronicle of Ibn Al-Qalanisi
Description: Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, 2002. Paperback. ISBN: 0486425193. 5.38 X 0.77 X 8.54 inches; 368+ pages; Soft cover has cream colored spine with red lettering. Slight rubbing to covers and a few pages. Pages are clean and tight; appears as if unused. Originally published in 1932.' Remarkable contemporary account of early Crusades by one of Damascus' leading citizens covers events of 1097-1159. Based on both written and oral reports, colorful narrative relates every particular of life during wartime. ' Index.. Fine .

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