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Guillaume Caoursin's Obsidionis Rhodiae urbis descriptio stands as a landmark historical document and one of the 15th century's bestselling works. As Vice-chancellor of the Order of the Hospital, Caoursin crafted the official record of the 1480 Ottoman siege of Rhodes, capturing a pivotal moment in Christian-Turkish conflict. This groundbreaking text was the first authorised account of the Order's military and religious activities to reach print, revolutionising how Western Europe received news of the crusading struggle. Beyond its immediate historical value, the Descriptio functioned as sophisticated propaganda, shaping public perception of the Hospitallers whilst satisfying Europe's appetite for accounts of Christian resistance against Ottoman expansion. Scholars studying medieval crusading ideology, Renaissance printing culture, religious military orders, or Ottoman-European relations will find essential primary source material within these pages. This Routledge edition provides access to one of the Renaissance's most influential and widely distributed historical narratives.

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Caoursin's Descriptio offers the first printed authorised account of the Knights Hospitaller's military and diplomatic activities during the 1480 siege.

The text functioned as crusade propaganda, deliberately shaping Western European perceptions of the Ottoman conflict and the Order's role in Christian resistance.

Originally a 15th-century bestseller, this work demonstrates the emerging power of print to distribute historical narratives across Renaissance Europe.

The Routledge edition makes this foundational primary source accessible to students and researchers of medieval history, crusade studies, and religious institutions.

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28 July 2015
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