Documents Concerning Central Europe from the Hospitals Rhodi... - 9780367139834

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Documents Concerning Central Europe from the Hospitals Rhodian Archives, 13141428Author(s): Karl Borchardt\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367139834, 978-0367139834\nSynopsis\nDocuments Concerning Central Europe from the Hospitals Rhodian Archives, [tel] brings together over 450 texts concerning the Hospitallers during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.\n\nThese texts are crucial sources for understanding the history of the Hospitallers between 1314 and 1428. Whilst some Hospitaller charters and letters have been published elsewhere, few scholarly editions contain enough sources to permit close analysis of the language and contents of these documents. Moreover, most previous editions focus on certain geographical areas, such as Cyprus, Rhodes and the Aegean Islands. In contrast, this book is the first of its kind to focus on central Europe. It brings together 460 texts dated between 1314 to 1428, and two fr.