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Knights of Jerusalem: The Crusading Order of Hospitallers (World of the Warrior)
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Product Description
The Hospitallers was established by a group of Italian merchants from Amalfi in the mid-11th century as part of a widespread charitable movement to help pilgrims.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #65014 in Books
- Published on: 2008-08-11
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 224 pages
Customer Reviews
A must have
This is the first book that I have seen that covers the monastic dress of the first brothers-at-arms of the Order of the Hospital of St John at Jerusalem. All the full coloured drawings are of fantastic detail and bring to life the appearance of these fighting monks. For everyone interested in the Knights Hospitaller, this is one book that you MUST have in your collection.
An ideal introduction
This is an excellent introduction to the Templars' contemporaries (and sometimes rivals) the Hospitallers. The ever-prolific David Nicolle takes the story from the origins of the Order to the epic siege of Malta in 1565, employing a host of beautiful colour illustrations, including many of his own photographs of the sites described. The book includes a very useful chronology, list of Masters of the Order and glossary, as well as a number of helpful maps. Very good value for money.
