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Bale, Anthony, 1975-
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Travel -- History -- To 1500.
Middle Ages.
Civilization, Medieval.
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Bale, Anthony, 1975-
Travel -- History -- To 1500.
Middle Ages.
Civilization, Medieval.
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A
travel
guide
to the
Middle
Ages
: the
world
through
medieval
eyes
/ Anthony Bale.
by
Bale, Anthony, 1975-
W.W. Norton & Company, 2024.
Call #:
909.07 B183t
Subjects
Travel
-- History -- To 1500.
Middle
Ages
.
Civilization,
Medieval
.
ISBN:
9781324064572 (hc)
Alternate title:
World
through
medieval
eyes
Edition:
1st American ed.
Description:
xvi, 352 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
First published in Great Britain in 2023 by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House Books.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-325) and indexes.
Summary:
"A captivating journey of the expansive
world
of
medieval
travel
, from London to Constantinople to the court of China and beyond. 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 invites readers on an odyssey across the
medieval
world
, recounting the advice that circulated among those venturing to 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 provides indispensable information on the exchange rate between Bohemian ducats and Venetian groats,
medieval
cures for seasickness, and how to avoid extortionist tour guides and singing sirens. He takes us from the streets of Rome, more ruin than tourist spot, and tours of the Khan’s court in Beijing to Mamluk-controlled Jerusalem, where we ride asses across the holy terrain, and bustling bazaars of Tabriz. We also learn of rumored fantastical places, like ones where lambs grow on trees and giant canes grow fruit made of gems. And we are offered a glimpse of what non-European travelers thought of the West on their own travels. Using previously untranslated contemporaneous documents from a colorful range of travelers, and from as far and wide as Turkey, Iceland, North Africa, and Russia, A
Travel
Guide
to the
Middle
Ages
is a witty and unforgettable exploration of how Europeans understood -- and often misunderstood -- the larger
world
."--Publisher.
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Jul 06, 2024
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Jul 03, 2024
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