The Origins of the Mongol Archive in Late Medieval France
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| Titel: | The Origins of the Mongol Archive in Late Medieval France |
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| Autoren: | Cruse, Mark |
| Quelle: | The Mongol Archive in Late Medieval France ; page 15-55 ; ISBN 9781501779350 9781501779367 |
| Verlagsinformationen: | Cornell University Press |
| Publikationsjahr: | 2025 |
| Beschreibung: | This chapter analyzes the key phenomena that led to the emergence of the Mongol archive in late medieval France. It begins with the twelfth-century Asia corpus and shifts to a new Asia shaped by Crusade-era encounters that spurred rationalist chronicles, ethnographies, and chansons de geste . It also highlights the foundation of France's royal archive under King Philip II Augustus as a critical development, noting how this institution became both a physical and conceptual hub for housing foreign affairs documents central to the Mongol archive. The chapter traces the Mongols' rise under Genghis Khan, emphasizing the empire's expansion through military strength, climatic advantages, and a belief in divine mandate. It highlights the Relationes de Davide , early and confused European accounts of Mongol campaigns sent during the Fifth Crusade, including the influential role of Jacques de Vitry in disseminating these texts in France. |
| Publikationsart: | book part |
| Sprache: | English |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5017-7935-0 978-1-5017-7936-7 1-5017-7935-4 1-5017-7936-2 |
| DOI: | 10.7591/cornell/9781501779350.003.0002 |
| Verfügbarkeit: | https://doi.org/10.7591/cornell/9781501779350.003.0002 |
| Dokumentencode: | edsbas.C5E84F6 |
| Datenbank: | BASE |
Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | This chapter analyzes the key phenomena that led to the emergence of the Mongol archive in late medieval France. It begins with the twelfth-century Asia corpus and shifts to a new Asia shaped by Crusade-era encounters that spurred rationalist chronicles, ethnographies, and chansons de geste . It also highlights the foundation of France's royal archive under King Philip II Augustus as a critical development, noting how this institution became both a physical and conceptual hub for housing foreign affairs documents central to the Mongol archive. The chapter traces the Mongols' rise under Genghis Khan, emphasizing the empire's expansion through military strength, climatic advantages, and a belief in divine mandate. It highlights the Relationes de Davide , early and confused European accounts of Mongol campaigns sent during the Fifth Crusade, including the influential role of Jacques de Vitry in disseminating these texts in France. |
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| ISBN: | 9781501779350 9781501779367 1501779354 1501779362 |
| DOI: | 10.7591/cornell/9781501779350.003.0002 |