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
（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.
Table of Contents
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
by "Nielsen BookData"
