Journey of Louis Vii to East

This unique eyewitness account of the ill-fated Second Crusade by Odo of Deuil, chaplain to the French king, Louis VII, contains a wealth of detail, including views of contesting factions, decisive facts about the battles, and accounts of Greek customs and Turkish modes of combat. The book features the Latin text on facing pages.Included in this revised edition is a newly discovered text by Odo of Deuil concerning the Holy Tunic, translated by Thomas Waldman and Elizabeth Brown, who also provide a new introduction and revised bibliography.Odo of Deuil is the author of 'Journey of Louis Vii to East' with ISBN 9780231121286 and ISBN 0231121288.