Format:
1 online resource (383 pages)
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Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:
9781487588052
Series Statement:
Readings in Medieval Civilizations and Cultures
Content:
Drawing on medieval sources from western Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and the Muslim world, this book will fascinate anyone interested in the history of travel and aspects of cultural interaction with the "other.".
Content:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE: MAPPING OUT JOURNEYS -- 1. Maps -- (a) T-O World Map -- (b) Osma Beatus World Map -- (c) Sawley (or Henry of Mainz) World Map -- (d) Al-Idrisi World Map -- (e) Carte pisane -- 2. Woodcuts of Cities (Parens [Poreč], Corfu, Modon [Methoni]) -- 3. Woodcuts of People -- (a) "Exotic" People (Saracens [Muslims], Jews, Greeks, Syrians, Ethiopians, Turks) -- (b) Monsters -- 4. Cosmas Indikopleustes, The Christian Topography of Cosmas -- 5. Einsiedeln Itinerary -- 6. Einhard, The Translation and Miracles of Marcellinus and Peter -- 7. Paris Conversations -- 8. Richer of St-Rémi, Histories -- 9. Jordanus of Severac, Mirabilia descripta -- 10. Book of the Knowledge of All Kingdoms, Lands, and Lordships That Are in the World -- CHAPTER TWO: RELIGIOUS JOURNEYS -- 11. Travel Prayers in the Gregorian Sacramentary -- 12. The Vision of Adamnán -- 13. Life of Anskar -- 14. The Western European Monk Bernard's Journey to Jerusalem -- 15. Al-Tabari, The Prophet Ascends to the Seventh Heaven -- 16. The Seafarer -- 17. The Russian Primary Chronicle -- 18. Life of Saint Christopher -- 19. Benedict the Pole, Narrative -- 20. Pascal de Vitoria, Letter -- 21. The Book of Margery Kempe -- CHAPTER THREE: BUSINESS JOURNEYS -- 22. Ibn Khurraddadhbih, Book of Routes and Realms -- 23. The Reports of Ohthere and Wulfstan -- 24. Letters from Jewish Merchants in the Cairo Geniza -- 25. Marco Polo, Travels -- 26. Francesco Balducci Pegolotti, Merchant Handbook -- 27. Afanasy Nikitin, Voyage beyond Three Seas -- CHAPTER FOUR: DIPLOMATIC JOURNEYS -- 28. Ibn Fadlan, Mission to the Volga -- 29. Liudprand of Cremona, Retribution and Embassy -- 30. Rabban Sauma, Travelogue -- 31. Ghiyyath al-Din Naqqash, A Persian Embassy to China.
Note:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781487588021
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Medieval travel and travelers Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2020 ISBN 9781487588038
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1487588038
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781487588021
Additional Edition:
ISBN 148758802X
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
Keywords:
Geschichte 500-1500
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Geschichte 500-1500
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Reise
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Reisender
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Aufsatzsammlung
