Written by Geoffrey of Villehardouin, knight and crusader and therefore eyewitness. The work is written as an epic in the third person. Here, the initial "S" contained a depiction of Foulques of Neuilly preaching about the Fourth Crusade. The detail…
Looted by Crusaders in Constantinople and currently in the treasury of San Marco. The Surrounding plaques feature images of paired military saints, at the top, Christ is flanked by Saints Peter and Menas.
Given by Latin Emperor Baldwin II to King Louis IX of France, among others including the Image of Edessa, arrived in Paris in August 1239 for the sum of 135,000 livres. The Saint-Chapelle was built to house these (pawned) relics from Constantinople,…
This panel shows Louis along with his brother and courtiers at Sens, wearing simple clothes, processing the relic of the Crown of Thorns atop a chalice.