Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction; Event: Richard I and the early evolution of the 4th crusade, Vincent Ryan; Venise et son arrière-pays au temps de la quatrième croisade, Pierre Racine; The '4 crusades' of 1204, Marco Meschini. Aftermath: The Latin empire of Constantinople's fractured foundation: the rift between Boniface of Montferrat and Baldwin of Flanders, Thomas F. Madden; The Greeks of Constantinople under Latin rule 1204-1261, David Jacoby; The effects of the 4th crusade on European gold coinage, Robert D. Leonard Jr. Perceptions: The Translatio Symonensis and the 7 thieves: a Venetian 4th crusade Furta Sacra narrative and the looting of Constantinople, David M. Perry; Between justification and glory: the Venetian Chronicles' view of the 4th crusade, Serban Marin; Per Innocenzo III i Cristiani Latini 'peggiori degli altri': l'anno 1204. Un sintomo di nuova cultura, Guilio Cipollone; Aux sources de la chronique en prose française: entre déculturation et acculturation, Cyril Aslanov; Arab perspectives on the 4th crusade, William J. Hamblin; Index.

About the Author

Thomas F. Madden is Professor in the Department of History, Saint Louis University, USA. Vincent Ryan, Pierre Racine, Marco Meschini, Thomas F. Madden, David Jacoby, Robert D. Leonard Jr., David M. Perry, Serban Marin, Guilio Cipollone, Cyril Aslanov, William J. Hamblin.