According to Benoît Godin in Innovation Contested, the term «novation» first appeared in thirteenth century law texts, referring to newness in contracts. (wolterskluwer.com)
The most important of these is the middle section dealing directly with St Francis's encounter with Islam and Sultan al - Malik al Kamil, the ruler of Egypt, Palestine and Syria, during the Fifth Crusade in the early thirteenth century. (faith.org.uk)
In his most recent work, Argue integrates words or phrases culled from literary classics such as Moby Dick to sonnets by thirteenth century poet Petrarch. (marcstraus.com)