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The Age of the Seljuqs

The Age of the Seljuqs 274 BOOK REVIEWS interesting but may hang too much meaning upon the use of the word “tenuit” (maintain) in the text as we have it (see p. 142 and his reading of HL IV.6). These details are all interesting indications of the evocative nature of Ghosh’s work and will prompt further investigation and commentary. Some of the editorial choices, however, are not entirely helpful to those undertaking a careful reading of the text. In this regard, whilst translations of the Latin material are provided (and of exceptional quality), the exclusion of the translated passages to the foot-notes was less than helpful. So too, the apparent decision, for the HL for instance, to provide the original section of the text (i.e. HL IV.42; see p. 128 note 90) rather than page references for modern editions. On occasion, one finds that the footnotes contained material that should properly have been integrated into the main text (see for instance, p. 133 and note 70). In this regard, the form of referencing forces the reader into an un-helpful scenario where exact locations of material must be located through a constant scrutiny of the bibliographies. Finally, one may feel that the Primary Sources section http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Al-Masaq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean Taylor & Francis

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274 BOOK REVIEWS interesting but may hang too much meaning upon the use of the word “tenuit” (maintain) in the text as we have it (see p. 142 and his reading of HL IV.6). These details are all interesting indications of the evocative nature of Ghosh’s work and will prompt further investigation and commentary. Some of the editorial choices, however, are not entirely helpful to those undertaking a careful reading of the text. In this regard, whilst translations of the Latin...
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© 2017 Andrew Peacock
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10.1080/09503110.2017.1379941
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274 BOOK REVIEWS interesting but may hang too much meaning upon the use of the word “tenuit” (maintain) in the text as we have it (see p. 142 and his reading of HL IV.6). These details are all interesting indications of the evocative nature of Ghosh’s work and will prompt further investigation and commentary. Some of the editorial choices, however, are not entirely helpful to those undertaking a careful reading of the text. In this regard, whilst translations of the Latin material are provided (and of exceptional quality), the exclusion of the translated passages to the foot-notes was less than helpful. So too, the apparent decision, for the HL for instance, to provide the original section of the text (i.e. HL IV.42; see p. 128 note 90) rather than page references for modern editions. On occasion, one finds that the footnotes contained material that should properly have been integrated into the main text (see for instance, p. 133 and note 70). In this regard, the form of referencing forces the reader into an un-helpful scenario where exact locations of material must be located through a constant scrutiny of the bibliographies. Finally, one may feel that the Primary Sources section

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Al-Masaq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean – Taylor & Francis

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