Historia Hierosolymitana by Baldric of Dol

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Historia Hierosolymitana by Baldric of Dol is a Latin prose chronicle of the First Crusade that reworks and embellishes earlier accounts into a more literary and theological narrative.

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Historia Hierosolymitana by Baldric of Dol canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf First Crusade chronicle
Latin literary text
Latin prose chronicle
medieval historical work
adds literary ornamentation to earlier accounts
theological interpretation to earlier accounts
approximateDateOfComposition early 12th century
associatedWithMovement Crusade historiography
author Baldric of Dol NERFINISHED
authorOccupation archbishop of Dol
authorReligiousOrder Benedictine
basedOnWork Gesta Francorum NERFINISHED
circulation medieval Latin manuscript tradition
contains biblical allusions
miracle stories
speeches attributed to crusade leaders
embellishes Gesta Francorum account
focusesOnPlace Jerusalem NERFINISHED
genre chronicle
historiography
theological narrative
historicalPeriodDescribed late 11th century
historicalValue reworked eyewitness material
influenced later medieval crusade narratives
influencedBy Gesta Francorum tradition NERFINISHED
biblical exegesis
classical Latin rhetoric
language Latin
literaryGoal to moralize the events of the First Crusade
to provide a more elevated account of the First Crusade
literaryStyle classicizing Latin
embellished
rhetorical
mainTopic First Crusade NERFINISHED
capture of Jerusalem (1099) NERFINISHED
narrativeForm prose
placeOfComposition Dol (Brittany) NERFINISHED
preservedIn multiple medieval manuscripts
religiousPerspective Latin Christian
religiousTradition Catholic Church NERFINISHED
reworksSource Gesta Francorum NERFINISHED
earlier First Crusade narratives
scholarlyField Latin philology
crusade studies
medieval studies
theologicalEmphasis divine providence in the First Crusade
writtenByCleric true

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Gesta Francorum influenced Historia Hierosolymitana by Baldric of Dol