This morning I finished an excellent book lent to me by Margery. It is Thomas Asbridge’s history of ‘The Crusades’, subtitled ‘The War for The Holy Land’. The research has been immense; the all-embracing viewpoint is unbiased; the writing flows, and consequently this thick tome is entertaining and gripping. Simon & Schuster’s edition is illustratedContinue reading “The Melisende Psalter”
