A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes

by Anthony Bale

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1324064579
• ISBN13: 9781324064572
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.1"