Knights of the Cloister: Templars and Hospitallers in Central-southern Occitania, C.1100-c.1300
- ISBN-10
- 0851158285
- ISBN-13
- 9780851158280
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 261
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Author
- Dominic Selwood
Description
The Templars' and Hospitallers' daily business of recruitment, fund-raising, farming, shipping and communal life explored alongside their commitment to crusading.
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