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Thomas F. Madden

Thomas F. Madden

Professor
Director, Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies


Education

Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1993.
M.A., University of Illinois, 1990.
B.A., University of New Mexico, 1986.

Scholarly Publications

Books

The New Concise History of the Crusades (Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield, 2005).

Enrico Dandolo and the Rise of Venice (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003).

  • Winner of the Medieval Academy of America's 2007 Haskins Medal
  • Winner of the Medieval Institute's 2005 Otto Gründler Prize
  • A BBC History Magazine Book-of-the-Month
Enrico Dandolo and the Rise of Venice

The Fourth Crusade: The Conquest of Constantinople (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1997). (Co-author).

  • A History Book Club Selection

Journal Articles

"The Enduring Myths of the Fourth Crusade," World History Bulletin 20 (2004): 11-14.

"The Chrysobull of Alexius I Comnenus to the Venetians: The Date and the Debate," Journal of Medieval History 28 (2002): 23-41.

"Outside and Inside the Fourth Crusade," The International History Review 17 (1995): 726-43.

"Venice and Constantinople in 1171 and 1172: Enrico Dandolo's Attitude towards Byzantium," Mediterranean Historical Review 8 (1993): 166-85.

"Father of the Bride: Fathers, Daughters, and Dowries in Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Venice," Renaissance Quarterly 46 (1993): 685-711. (Co-author).

"Vows and Contracts in the Fourth Crusade: The Treaty of Zara and the Attack on Constantinople in 1204," The International History Review 15 (1993): 441-68.

"The Fires of the Fourth Crusade in Constantinople, 1203-1204: A Damage Assessment," Byzantinische Zeitschrift 84/85 (1992): 72-93.

"The Serpent Column of Delphi in Constantinople: Placement, Purposes, and Mutilations," Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies 16 (1992): 111-45.

"Some Further Arguments in Defense of the Venetians on the Fourth Crusade," Byzantion 62 (1992): 433-73. (Co-author).

Edited Volumes

Crusades: The Illustrated History (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2004).

  • A Book-of-the-Month Club Selection
  • A History Book Club Selection

The Crusades: The Essential Readings (Oxford: Blackwell, 2002).

Medieval and Renaissance Venice (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1999). (Co-editor).

Essays in Edited Volumes

"Food and the Fourth Crusade: A New Approach to the 'Diversion Question,'" in Logistics of Warfare in the Age of the Crusades, John H. Pryor, ed. (Brookfield: Ashgate Publishing, 2006), pp. 209-28.

"Venice, the Papacy, and the Crusades before 1204," in The Medieval Crusade, Susan J. Ridyard, ed. (Woodbridge: Boydell Press, 2004), pp. 85-95.

"Venice's Hostage Crisis: Diplomatic Efforts to Secure Peace with Byzantium between 1171 and 1184," in Medieval and Renaissance Venice (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1999), pp. 96-108.

Graduate Students

Walker Cosgrove
Dax Griggs
Brendan McGuire
James Naus
Donald Price
Anne Romine
Vincent Ryan
Daniel Webb
Jennifer Wyka

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