The Templar Order in North-west Italy, 1142-c.1330

The presence and activities of the military order in Italy have been little studied, says Bellomo (medieval history, Rutgers U.), partly because of a scarcity of sources. She offers a general picture of Templars in the northwestern corner of the country from such perspectives as settlement strategies and types of houses, hierarchical organization, and relations with local society. Then she profiles Templar houses that are known to have existed during her time period, and unconfirmed houses. The study began as her 2001 Ph.D. dissertation for Universita Cattolica-Milano. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Elena Bellomo, Ph.D. (2001) in Medieval History, Universita Cattolica-Milano, is currently teaching at Rutgers University. Her publications focus on the Crusades, the Military Orders and Medieval Genoa including A servizio di Dio e del Santo Sepolcro. Caffaro e l’Oriente latino (Padua, 2003).