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The first of 4 vols. which trace the history of the later Crusades & papal relations with the Levant from the accession of Innocent III (in 1198) to the reign of Pius V & the battle of Lepanto (1566-71). From the mid-14th cent. to the conclusion of his work the author has drawn heavily upon unpub. materials, collected in the course of 17 trips to the Archivio Segreto Vaticano & the Archivi di Stato in Venice, Mantua, Modena, Milan, Siena, & Florence, & the Archives of the Order of the Hospitallers at Malta. In addition to a history of the later crusades (to the year 1400), the book deals in passing with various items -- crusading propaganda, the postal service of the 14th cent., ecclesiastical & feudal lawsuits, social conditions in papal Avignon, & even fashions in footwear.

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""This is the career-crowning book of a distinguished historian, a labor of love and erudition upon which he expended some twenty years…[D]efinitive."" -- Donal E. Queller * Speculum * ""The definitive account of the Ostpolitik pursued by the leading Italian states of the Renaissance… [Setton’s] vignettes on these and other episodes of European history will surely prove definitive; they are surely by far the best thing available in English."" -- Geoffrey Parker * European History Quarterly * ""This is a masterful work by an accomplished craftsman, a model of thorough scholarship, and a real mine of information."" -- George T. Dennis, S.J. ""This is an important work which will stand the test of careful scrutiny by scholars. Indeed, it promises to become the standard in the field."" -- Alfred J. Andrea * American Historical Review *

""This is the career-crowning book of a distinguished historian, a labor of love and erudition upon which he expended some twenty years…[D]efinitive."" - Donal E. Queller (Speculum) ""The definitive account of the Ostpolitik pursued by the leading Italian states of the Renaissance… [Setton's] vignettes on these and other episodes of European history will surely prove definitive; they are surely by far the best thing available in English."" - Geoffrey Parker (European History Quarterly) ""This is a masterful work by an accomplished craftsman, a model of thorough scholarship, and a real mine of information."" - George T. Dennis, S.J. ""This is an important work which will stand the test of careful scrutiny by scholars. Indeed, it promises to become the standard in the field."" - Alfred J. Andrea (American Historical Review)

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