M. Michaud - Histoire des croisades - 1825

A superb illustrated edition with numerous maps of this remarkable work on the History of the Crusades, written by Mr. Michaud, French historian and writer of the 19th century -

These books trace the major stages of the military expeditions undertaken by Western Christians to liberate the Holy Land from Muslims, from the 11th to the 13th century -

They present the causes, the figures, the events and the consequences of these holy wars, with a clear and vivid style. This complete four-volume set is nicely illustrated with full-page engravings, maps and fold-out plans -

M. Michaud - History of the Crusades - 1825 - Volumes I, II, III, IV, V and VI - L. G. Michaud -
675 ; 654, 659; 595, 688; 548 pages -

Good condition of the bindings, volumes in their full antique green percaline, wear from use, worn corners, speckled edges, smooth spines adorned, titles, volume numbers and the author's name gilded on a piece of burgundy morocco -

Good interior condition, some foxing, fourth edition, revised and enlarged, volume I containing The History of the First Crusade with a map of Asia Minor, the plans of Antioch and Jerusalem, volume II containing The History of the Second and Third Crusades with a map of the Christian States in Asia, and the plan of Ptolemais, volume III containing the Account of the Fourth Crusade, the Conquest of Constantinople by the Franks, and the Sixth Crusade with a plan of Constantinople and Damietta, volume IV containing the end of the Sixth Crusade and the First Expedition of Saint Louis, volume V containing the Conquests of Baibars, The Second Expedition of Saint Louis, The Capture of Ptolemais, the Wars against the Turks, volume VI containing the Moral Physiognomy of the Crusades, and considerations on their results.

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