Emperor Frederick II Meets Sultan al-Kamil
Giovanni Villani (Nuova Cronica) · 1350
Why it's great
In 1229 Emperor Frederick II made a treaty with Sultan al-Kamil of Egypt, which gave Jerusalem back to the Christians without a battle. This picture comes from the Nuova Cronica of Giovanni Villani, a 14th-century chronicle of Florence.
🏛️ Part of history
The Crusades (1095–1291) — In 1229 Emperor Frederick II made a treaty with Sultan al-Kamil of Egypt, which gave Jerusalem back to the Christians without a battle.
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The Nuova Cronica was written by Giovanni Villani, a Florentine merchant and historian born around 1276, who died in the Black Death in Florence in 1348. The surviving manuscripts of his chronicle were illustrated by artists whose names are not known.
