The Medieval Traveller - Couverture souple

Ohler, Norbert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 085115607X ISBN 13 : 9780851156071

Editeur : The Boydell Press, 1995

Synopsis

How did people travel in the middle ages? Evidence shows that despite all the likely deterrents - danger from man and beast, uncertainty of lodging and food, even the basic matter of finding the way -our medieval ancestors moved about far more than we might expect. They set out even on major journeys with a confidence which argues the existence of a network of major routes and minor tracks, the arteries by which new ideas entered Europe's fast-changing civilisation: the knowledge brought back by travellers played an important part in the development of the medieval world. Norbert Ohler lets the travellers speak for themselves, and from the many sources builds up a picture of what travel was really like.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

How did people travel in the middle ages? Evidence shows that despite all the likely deterrents - danger from man and beast, uncertainty of lodging and food, even the basic matter of finding the way -our medieval ancestors moved about far more than we might expect. They set out even on major journeys with a confidence which argues the existence of a network of major routes and minor tracks, the arteries by which new ideas entered Europe's fast-changing civilisation: the knowledge brought back by travellers played an important part in the development of the medieval world. Norbert Ohler lets the travellers speak for themselves, and from the many sources builds up a picture of what travel was really like. Includes 40 black and white illustrations.

Revue de presse

Plenty of information about conditions of travel, wonderfully informative. --Financial Times

Intriguing picture of the realities of medieval travel. There is much here to inform and entertain. --History

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The Boydell Press
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 085115607X
• ISBN 13: 9780851156071
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 266
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible