{"product_id":"9780140441246","title":"Chronicles of the Crusades","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo famous, firsthand accounts of the holy war in the Middle Ages\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally composed in Old French, the two chronicles brought together here offer some of the most vivid and reliable accounts of the Crusades from a Western perspective. Villehardouin's \u003ci\u003eConquest of Constantinople\u003c\/i\u003e, distinguished by its simplicity and lucidity, recounts the controversial Fourth Crusade, which descended into an all-out attack on the E astern Christians of Byzantium. In \u003ci\u003eLife of Saint Louis\u003c\/i\u003e, Joinville draws on his close attachment to King Louis IX of France to recall his campaigning in the Holy Land. Together these narratives comprise a fascinating window on events that, for all their remoteness, offer startling similarities to our own age.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010575614192,"sku":"9780140441246","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780140441246_p0.jpg?v=1763642366","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780140441246","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}