Montfort : history, early research and recent studies of the principal fortress of the Teutonic order in the Latin East

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Montfort : history, early research and recent studies of the principal fortress of the Teutonic order in the Latin East

edited by Adrian J. Boas ; with the assistance of Rabei G. Khamisy

(The medieval Mediterranean : peoples, economies and cultures, 400-1453 / editors, Michael Whitby ... [et al.], v. 107)

Brill, c2017

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-326) and index

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Winner of the 2017 Verbruggen prize Montfort Castle, the principal fortress of the Crusader Teutonic Order, was built in the 1220s and occupied and dismantled by the Mamluk army in 1271. This volume includes discussions on the castle's history, architecture, material culture, and the archaeological work carried out at Montfort.

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Contents Acknowledgements xi List of Plates xii List of Tables xxiii Note on Names xxiv List of Contributors xxv Introduction 1 Adrian J. Boas Section 1 The History of Montfort Castle 1 Montfort Castle and the Order of the Teutonic Knights in the Latin East 15 Kristjan Toomaspoeg 2 The Region of Montfort and Land Ownership in the Frankish Period 24 Rabei G. Khamisy 3 Montfort Castle (Qal'at Al-Qurayn) in Mamluk Sources 28 Rabei G. Khamisy 4 Archaeological Evidence for the Mamluk Sieges and Dismantling of Montfort: A Preliminary Discussion 41 Adrian J. Boas Section 2 Montfort Castle after the Crusader Period 5 Montfort Castle in Travellers' Descriptions and Illustrations 59 Rabei G. Khamisy 6 The Survey of Western Palestine Report on Montfort (1877) 73 Adrian J. Boas 7 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Expedition to Montfort (1926) 75 Adrian J. Boas Section 3 Architecture, Function, Design and Construction of Montfort Castle 8 Initial Thoughts on the Architectural Development of the Castle 95 Adrian J Boas and Rabei G. Khamisy 9 Interpretation of the Parts 102 Adrian J. Boas 10 The Building Below the Castle 120 Laura Aiello and Cecilia Luschi 11 History and Archaeology of the Frankish Village of Tarphile 128 Rabei G. Khamisy 12 The Stones of Montfort: Sources of Stone for Montfort Castle 137 Vardit Shotten-Hallel, Dorit Korngreen and Lydia Perelis Grossowicz 13 Masonry and Masons' Marks 150 Rabei G. Khamisy Section 4 Finds from the 1926 Metropolitan Museum of New York Expedition to Montfort 14 Introduction to the Finds 160 Adrian J. Boas 15 Ceramic Finds 163 Adrian J. Boas 16 The Winepress at Montfort 168 Rafael Frankel 17 Glass Finds in the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the 1926 Expedition 176 David Whitehouse, Timothy B. Husband, Lisa Pilosi, Mary B. Shepard and Mark T. Wypysk 18 Stone, Metal, Wood and Worked Bone Finds from the 1926 Expedition 195 Adrian J. Boas 19 A Roman Imperial Wine Vessel? 221 Tamar Backner Section 5 New Research 20 The Montfort Castle Project (Mcp): A Summary of the Surveys and the First Six Excavation Seasons (2011-2015) 227 Adrian J. Boas 21 Coin Finds (1926-2012) and the Use of Money at Montfort 242 Robert Kool 22 Dendroarchaeological Investigations of Finds from Montfort Castle: Analysis of Finds from 1926 and 2011-2012 256 Nili Liphschitz 23 Tree Wormwood (Artemisia Arborescens) at Montfort Castle: The Possible Introduction of a Medicinal Plant from Western Europe to the Latin East in the Crusader Period 258 Nativ Dudai and Zohar Amar 24 The Stone Matrices from Montfort: About Moulds, Tin Relief and the Polychromy of Shields in the Thirteenth Century 266 Andrea Wahning 25 The Architectural Sculpture of Montfort Castle Revisited 273 Nurith Kenaan-Kedar 26 How Strong was Strong Mountain? Preliminary Remarks on the Possible Location of the Mamluk Siege Position at Montfort Castle 282 Rafael Lewis 27 Two Board Games and Some Graffiti from Montfort 287 Adrian J. Boas 28 Brief Preliminary Remarks on the Sampling and Analysis of Mortars Used in the Construction and Conservation of Montfort Castle 289 Jonathan J. Gottlieb Summary and Conclusions 302 Adrian J. Boas Appendix I Find Lists and the Division of Finds 305 Adrian J. Boas Appendix II Compositional Analyses of Vessels and Window Glasses from Montfort (Weight Percent) 309 David Whitehouse, Timothy B. Husband, Lisa Pilosi, Mary B. Shepard and Mark T. Wypyski Bibliography Abbreviations 311 Primary Sources 311 Secondary Sources 313 Index 327

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