The Origins of the Mongol Archive in Late Medieval France

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Název: The Origins of the Mongol Archive in Late Medieval France
Autoři: Cruse, Mark
Zdroj: The Mongol Archive in Late Medieval France ; page 15-55 ; ISBN 9781501779350 9781501779367
Informace o vydavateli: Cornell University Press
Rok vydání: 2025
Popis: 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.
Druh dokumentu: book part
Jazyk: 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
Dostupnost: https://doi.org/10.7591/cornell/9781501779350.003.0002
Přístupové číslo: edsbas.C5E84F6
Databáze: BASE
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Abstrakt: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.
ISBN:9781501779350
9781501779367
1501779354
1501779362
DOI:10.7591/cornell/9781501779350.003.0002