RRR:
185
Other:
Sandoli, Corpus, pp. 57-9, nos. 69-70
YEAR:
1118
INSTITUTION RECIPIENT:
Holy Sepulchre
text:
*After Apr. 7. Jerusalem. Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Tomb and epitaphs of King Baldwin I of Jerusalem [d. Apr. 2, buried Apr. 7]. On one face of the tomb, Baldwin is described as another Judas Maccabeus, fear of whom led Cedar, Egypt, Dan and Damascus to be tributaries. On the other, he is compared to Joshua and is referred to as the conqueror of Acre, Caesarea, Beirut, Sidon, Transjordan [terrae Arabum vel quae tangunt Mare Rubrum] and Tripoli, and the destroyer of Arsuth.
Transaction Type :
INSTITUTION NUMBER:
283
Sources:
Sandoli, Corpus, pp. 57-9, nos. 69-70
