Bücher von Christoph T. (Universitat Zurich) Maier

This study describes the way in which the Franciscan and Dominican orders became involved in preaching the cross and examines their contribution to the crusading movement of the thirteenth century.

This book, first published in 2000, presents an edition of seventeen manuscript sermon texts for the preaching of the crusades - unique sources for the study of the crusades and medieval preaching, two vibrant areas of medieval studies. The majority of these texts, printed in Latin and in English translation, had never been published before appearing in this book.