Medieval Travellers: The Rich And Restless - Couverture souple

Labarge, Margaret Wade

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0753820412 ISBN 13 : 9780753820414

Editeur : Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), 2005

Synopsis

Adventure, religion, politics, amusement: they're all here in abundance, in this vivid account of the upper-class men and women who journeyed the world in medieval days. With information culled from personal writings, chroniclers' notices, and varied financial reports, it presents a surprising and fascinating portrait of the age--including a vision of touring so lavish and comfortable that it puts contemporary travel to shame. And, contrary to expectations, even in those plane-free days, some people covered thousands of miles a year. Among the medieval globetrotters: Sir Thomas Becket; Mary, the daughter of Edward I and a most restless nun; and Bertandon de la Broquiere, the Burgunidan squire who disguised himself as a Turk to join a caravan returning from Mecca.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Margaret Wade Labarge was educated at Radcliffe College and Oxford University. She was a part-time lecturer in Medieval history at Ottowa University and Carleton University between 1950 and 1962 and a visiting professor at many other universities both in Canada and abroad. She is the author of nine books, is a Member of the Order of Canada and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. She lives in Ottowa, Ontario.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0753820412
• ISBN 13: 9780753820414
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 286
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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