A travel guide to the Middle Ages : the world through medieval eyes
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Published
New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton & Company, [2024].
Format
Book
Edition
First American edition.
ISBN
9781324064572, 1324064579
Physical Desc
xvi, 352 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
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Published
New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton & Company, [2024].
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781324064572, 1324064579
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Description
"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." --,Description provided by publisher.
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Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Nonfiction - New | 909.07 Bale | Available |
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Kinnelon Library - Adult Nonfiction - New | 909.07 BALE | Checked Out |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bale, A. (2024). A travel guide to the Middle Ages: the world through medieval eyes (First American edition.). W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bale, Anthony, 1975-. 2024. A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes. W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bale, Anthony, 1975-. A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes W.W. Norton & Company, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bale, Anthony. A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes First American edition., W.W. Norton & Company, 2024.
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