The "book" of travels: genre, ethnology, and pilgrimage, 1250 - 1700
Introduction: Genre, witness, and time in the "book" of travels / Palmira Brummett -- Late medieval ambassadors and the practice of cross-cultural encounters, 1250-1450 / Joan-Pau Rubies -- Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo's Narrative of courtly life and ceremony in Timur's Samarqand, 140...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Published: |
Leiden [u.a.]
Brill
2009
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In: |
Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions (140)
Year: 2009 |
Reviews: | [Rezension von: Brummett, Palmira, The "Book" of Travels: Genre, Ethnology, and Pilgrimage, 1250—1700] (2011) (Andrea, Bernadette)
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Series/Journal: | Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions
140 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Travel literature
/ Pilgrimage
/ History 1250-1700
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Further subjects: | B
Europeans
Travel (Asia)
B Collection of essays B Intercultural communication in literature B Literary Form History B Pilgrims and pilgrimages in literature B Travelers' writings, European Themes, motives B Ethnology in literature B Conference program B Travelers' writings, European History and criticism |
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Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag) |
Summary: | Introduction: Genre, witness, and time in the "book" of travels / Palmira Brummett -- Late medieval ambassadors and the practice of cross-cultural encounters, 1250-1450 / Joan-Pau Rubies -- Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo's Narrative of courtly life and ceremony in Timur's Samarqand, 1404 / David J. Roxburgh -- Copying maps by Matthew Paris : itineraries fit for a king / Daniel K. Connolly -- "A mirrour of mis-haps, a mappe of miserie" : dangers, strangers, and friends in Renaissance pilgrimage / Wes Williams -- Postcards from the harem : the cultural translation of Niccolao Manucci's Book of travels / Pompa Banerjee -- Afterword: One reader reading / Mary Baine Campbell |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 9004174982 |