The Mongol archive in late medieval France : texts, objects, encounters, 1221-1442 / Mark Cruse

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-326) and index.

Preface. Artifacts of our global past -- Introduction. The Mongol archive in late medieval France -- The origins of the Mongol archive in late medieval France -- Louis IX, the Mongols, and international court culture -- Eurasian France: the Cumans, the Valois, and Marco Polo -- The Mongol archive and the library of King Charles V -- The Mongol archive during the reign of King Charles VI -- Conclusion. The afterlives of the Mongol archive -- Appendix A. France and the Mongols: textual references, diplomatic contacts, and select objects, 1221-1422 -- Appendix B. Objects and the Mongol archive in late medieval France.

"Focusing on the late Middle Ages (1221-1422), this book examines various forms of contact between France and the Mongols; the ways in which authors, illuminators, manuscript makers, and patrons understood and imagined the Mongols; and France's place in the Global Middle Ages"-- Provided by publisher.