by Jean Diwo · France Loisirs / Flammarion · tapa dura · ISBN 9782744147395
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«Les chevaux de Saint-Marc» is the historical novel by Jean Diwo, published by France Loisirs/Flammarion in hardcover (406 pages, in French).
The knight Guillaume d'Amiens enlists in the Fourth Crusade to recover Jerusalem. Lacking funds for the journey, the crusaders strike a deal with the Doge of Venice: galleys in exchange for helping them take and sack Constantinople. There, contemplating works such as the golden quadriga tests Guillaume's loyalty to the original mission.
The 2001 edition of the book bears the subtitle «roman» on the cover and is classified under Literature and Fiction and History.
For readers of historical fiction interested in the crusades, the power of Venice and the artistic plunder of Constantinople.
