| Travels and Adventures: 1435-1439 Contributor(s): Tafur, Pero (Author), Letts, Malcolm (Editor), Letts, Malcolm (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1138878103 ISBN-13: 9781138878105 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $61.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Essays & Travelogues - Travel | Europe - Western - History | World - General |
| Dewey: 914.04 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.77 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Chronological Period - 15th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 'A document of unique interest it is a picture of Europe at a most critical moment of its history, when the Continent was overwhelmed by misery, disease and unrest. A cool observer, without prejudice or excitement Tafur noted the symptoms of decay.' Sunday Times. This edition, translated and edited by Malcolm Letts, was the first complete translation of Tafur in any language. |