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An odyssey across the medieval world
Europeans of the Middle Ages were the first to use travel guides to orient their wanderings, as they moved through a world punctuated with miraculous wonders and beguiling encounters. In this vivid and alluring history, medievalist Anthony Bale uses previously untranslated contemporaneous documents from a colorful range of travelers to recount the advice that circulated among those venturing on the road for pilgrimage, trade, diplomacy, and war.
Journeying alongside scholars, spies, and saints, from Western Europe to the Far East, the Antipodes and the ends of the earth, Bale offers a captivating journey of the expansive world of medieval travel, from London to Constantinople to the court of China.
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"Stunning…[The history in Bale's narrative is] all weird and wonderful and quietly hilarious, but the enormous fun of this book would not be possible without solid graft―Bale’s dogged research and his diligent crafting of perfect prose."―Gerard DeGroot, The Times (UK)
Additional Book Details
Pages: | 320 |
Release Date: | April 23, 2024 |
ISBN: | 9781324064572 |
Club ID: | 1429549 |
Format: | Regular Print |