Information AboutAlbert Of Aix |
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Nothing else is known of his life except that he was the author of a ''Historia Hierosolymitanae expeditionis'', or ''Chronicon Hierosolymitanum de bello sacro'', a work in twelve books, written between 1125 and 1150 . This history begins at the time of the Council Of Clermont , deals with the fortunes of the First Crusade and the earlier history of the Latin Kingdom Of Jerusalem , and ends somewhat abruptly in 1121 . It was well known during the Middle Ages , and was largely used by William , Archbishop Of Tyre , for the first six books of his ''Belli sacri historia''. In modern times, it was accepted unreservedly for many years by most historians, including Gibbon . In more recent times, its historical value has been seriously impugned, but the verdict of the best scholarship seems to be that in general it forms a true record of the events of the first crusade, although containing some legendary matter. Albert never visited the Holy Land , but he appears to have had a considerable amount of intercourse with returned crusaders, and to have had access to valuable correspondence. The first edition of the history was published at Helmstedt in 1584 , and a good edition is in the ''Recueil des historiens des croisades'', tome iv. (Paris, 1841–1887). See F Krebs, ''Zur Kritik Alberts von Aachen'' (Munster, 1881); B Kugler, ''Albert von Aachen'' (Stuttgart, 1885); M Pigeonneau, ''Le cycle de la croisade et de la famille de Bouillon'' (Paris, 1877); Heinrich Von Sybel , ''Geschichte des ersten Kreuzzuges'' (Leipzig, 1881); F Vercruysse, ''Essai critique sur la chronique d'Albert d'Aix'' (Liege, 1889). REFERENCES |
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