Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Maps and Figures ix
4. Preface: Artifacts of Our Global Past xi
5. Acknowledgments xvii
6. Introduction: The Mongol Archive in Late Medieval France 1
7. 1. The Origins of the Mongol Archive in Late Medieval France 15
8. 2. Louis IX, the Mongols, and International Court Culture 56
9. 3. Eurasian France: The Cumans, the Valois, and Marco Polo 100
10. 4. The Mongol Archive and the Library of King Charles V 148
11. 5. The Mongol Archive during the Reign of King Charles VI 195
12. Conclusion: The Afterlives of the Mongol Archive 237
13. Appendix A: France and the Mongols: Textual References, Diplomatic Contacts, and Select Objects, 1221–1422 247
14. Appendix B: Objects and the Mongol Archive in Late Medieval France 283
15. Bibliography 291
16. Index 327