John+Milliner+Sources+and+Annotation

= Some Secondary Sources = Konstam, Angus. __Historical Atlas of the Crusades__. New York: Checkmark Books, 2002. Angus Konstam is a Scottish author and historian. He has written more than 60 books on maritime history, historical atlases, and other historical non-fiction. This beautifully illustrated book includes numerous color plates of original work from the Crusades era. They are accompanied by well-written descriptions that contextualize them within Crusader society. The book is arranged chronologically and includes a timeline, glossary and genealogy table that supplement the maps quite well.

Riley-Smith, Jonathan. __The Oxford Illustrated History of the Crusades__. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. Jonathan Riley-Smith is one of the most influential Crusades scholars. A brief bio is available here ([]). This book consists of articles he has compiled from various authors and historians, himself among them. The unique value of this book lies in its appraisal and in-depth investigation of Crusade-era culture, an area all too often obscured by the ‘facts.’ Through the juxtaposition of different authors and topics related to the Crusades, the variety of approaches to this period becomes clear. Riley-Smith himself investigates Crusader motives (“The State of Mind of Crusaders to the East, 1095-1300”), Jaroslav Folda looks at art, Michael Routledge at songs, Denys Pringle at architecture, Elizabeth Siberry at images of the Crusades… Riley-Smith’s opening essay is especially relevant – a discussion of how the historiography of the Crusades has been influenced over the years by current events and the agendas of those writing about them. Also recommended: **

Gaudio, Michael. “Matthew Paris and the Cartography of the Margins.” //[|Gesta]//, Vol 39, No 1 (2000), 50-57. (Also on [|jstor]) If you have more than a casual interest in psycho-geography, then this article is a must-read! Very deep look at the Medieval concept of space.

Madden, Thomas F. __The New Concise History of the Crusades__. Lanham MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, inc., 2005.

Nicholson, Helen (ed.). __Palgrave Advances: The Crusades__. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. Madden, Thomas F. __The Crusades: The Essential Readings__. Cornwall UK: MPG Books LTD, 2002.

**Primary Sources (maps)**