ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Our thanks are due to many colleagues and friends for their assistance in the preparation of the first and second editions of this collection, among them Paul Dutton for first suggesting the project and for his encouragement and guidance throughout its execution and revision. The original shape and contents of the book owe a great deal to the expertise and advice of Robert Stacey and John Shinners; all remaining shortcomings are of course our own. The interlibrary loan offices at Hood College and the University of Puget Sound, along with the unfailing help of Anne Thayer, Cynthia Feher, and Darylyne Provost, made the project possible. William Tubbs and Katherine Rabenstein also helped locate and secure sources. Lisa Algazi graciously agreed to produce for this book the first English translation of the section of L’Histoire de Guillaume le Maréchal. Special thanks are due to Martha Amt for technological support; to Courtney Becker and Erin Passwater for a great deal of technical assistance and especially for compiling the index; and to Sandra Brandon for scanning sources. The University of Puget Sound provided a course release at a crucial moment, and Tacoma’s medievalists created a stimulating and supportive environment in which to work on the second edition. Finally, we wish to thank all of our family and friends for patiently bearing with us in periods of intensive anthologizing.
At the University of Toronto Press, we are grateful to History Editor Natalie Fingerhut and Series Editor Paul Dutton for supporting the revised second edition from the initial planning stage through publication; to Ashley Rayner, Julia Cadney, and Judith Earnshaw for tracing and securing rights to the documents and illustrations; to Beate Schwirtlich for help during the production process; and to several anonymous readers for making valuable recommendations about revisions and additions.