Crusading and the Ottoman threat, 1453-1505 /

Housley, Norman,

Crusading and the Ottoman threat, 1453-1505 / Norman Housley. - First edition. - xii, 242 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Written by the leading expert on crusading in the late Middle Ages; covers crusading in a period that is generally neglected; contributes towards the study of interfaith relations in the Middle Ages and Renaissance; advances our understanding of Europe's engagement with the Turkish problem through the early modern and modern periods; deepens our understanding of the values and debates of the Renaissance period"--From publisher's website.

9780199227051 (hardcover)


Crusades--13th-15th centuries.


Europe--Relations--Turkey.
Turkey--Relations--Europe.
Christianity--Relations--Islam--History--To 1500.
Islam--Relations--Christianity--History--To 1500.
Europe--History, Military.
Europe--History--476-1492.
Europe--History--1492-1517.



--Reading book

909.07 / HOU