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Author Boas, Adrian

Title Montfort : History, Early Research and Recent Studies of the Principal Fortress of the Teutonic Order
Published Leiden : BRILL, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (371 pages)
Series The Medieval Mediterranean ; v. 107
Medieval Mediterranean.
Contents Acknowledgements; List of Plates; List of Tables; Note on Names; List of Contributors; Introduction; Section 1 The History of Montfort Castle; Chapter 1 Montfort Castle and the Order of the Teutonic Knights in the Latin East; Chapter 2 The Region of Montfort and Land Ownership in the Frankish Period; Chapter 3 Montfort Castle (QalĘżat Al-Qurayn) in Mamluk Sources; Chapter 4 Archaeological Evidence for the Mamluk Sieges and Dismantling ofMontfort: A Preliminary Discussion; Section 2 Montfort Castle after the Crusader Period
Chapter 5 Montfort Castle in Travellers' Descriptions and IllustrationsChapter 6 The Survey of Western Palestine Report on Montfort (1877); Chapter 7 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Expedition to Montfort (1926); Section 3 Architecture, Function, Design and Construction of Montfort Castle; Chapter 8 Initial Thoughts on the Architectural Development of the Castle; Chapter 9 Interpretation of the Parts; Chapter 10 The Building Below the Castle; Chapter 11 History and Archaeology of the Frankish Village of Tarphile; Chapter 12 The Stones of Montfort: Sources of Stone for Montfort Castle
Chapter 13 Masonry and Masons' MarksSection 4 Finds from the 1926 Metropolitan Museum of New York Expedition to Montfort; Chapter 14 Introduction to the Finds; Chapter 15 Ceramic Finds; Chapter 16 The Winepress at Montfort; Chapter 17 Glass Finds in the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the 1926 Expedition; Chapter 18 Stone, Metal, Wood and Worked Bone Finds from the 1926 Expedition; Chapter 19 A Roman Imperial Wine Vessel?; Section 5 New Research; Chapter 20 The Montfort Castle Project (Mcp): A Summary of the Surveys and the First Six Excavation Seasons (2011-2015)
Chapter 21 Coin Finds (1926-2012) and the Use of Money at MontfortChapter 22 Dendroarchaeological Investigations of Finds from Montfort Castle: Analysis of Finds from 1926 and 2011-2012; Chapter 23 Tree Wormwood (Artemisia Arborescens) at Montfort Castle: The Possible Introduction of a Medicinal Plant from Western Europe to the Latin East in the Crusader Period; Chapter 24 The Stone Matrices from Montfort: About Moulds, Tin Relief and the Polychromy of Shields in the Thirteenth Century; Chapter 25 The Architectural Sculpture of Montfort Castle Revisited
Chapter 26 How Strong was Strong Mountain? Preliminary Remarks on the Possible Location of the Mamluk Siege Position at Montfort CastleChapter 27 Two Board Games and Some Graffiti from Montfort; Chapter 28 Brief Preliminary Remarks on the Sampling and Analysis of Mortars Used in the Construction and Conservation of Montfort Castle; Summary and Conclusions; Appendix I Find Lists and the Division of Finds; Appendix II Compositional Analyses of Vessels and Window Glasses from Montfort (Weight Percent); Bibliography; Abbreviations; Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Index
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Subject Teutonic Knights -- Israel -- History
Teutonic Knights -- History.
SUBJECT Teutonic Knights fast
Subject Archaeology, Medieval -- Israel
Archaeology, Medieval
SUBJECT Montfort Castle (Israel) -- History
Subject Israel
Israel -- Montfort Castle
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Khamisy, Rabei G.
ISBN 9789004307766
9004307761