A Crusader's Death and Life in Acre

<p><b><i>A Crusader's Death and Life in Acre</i></b><b> uses five parchment rolls that inventoried the possessions of Eudes of Nevers, son of the duke of Burgundy, at his death in Acre in 1266 to open out a panorama of Christian crusader life.</b> The contents of the rolls, or rouleaux, span from the pay rendered to knights and servants to the numerous possessions of a crusading nobleman. The inventory provides insight into the medieval Outremer even as it provokes questions about trade, diplomacy, remembrance, and the methodological challenges of evoking material objects in texts. </p> <p>Anne E. Lester and Laura K. Morreale present the first complete modern French edition and English translation of the <i>rouleaux</i> along with seven crusade poems by Rutebeuf. In addition, <i>A Crusader's Death and Life in Acre</i> contains a wealth of scholarly commentary that addresses the composition of the rouleaux, the life and relationships of Eudes, and the culture of crusading in its material, written, devotional, and poetic forms.</p> <p>Contributors: Sharon Farmer, Andrew Jotischky, Anne Latowsky, Richard A. Leson, Maureen C. Miller, Jonathan Rubin, Uri Zvi Shachar, and Caroline Smith</p>