| Medieval Traveller Contributor(s): Ohler, Norbert (Author), Hillier, Caroline (Translator) |
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ISBN: 184383507X ISBN-13: 9781843835073 Publisher: Boydell Press OUR PRICE: $35.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2010 Annotation: Intriguing picture of the realities of medieval travel. There is much here to inform and entertain.' HISTORY |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 914 |
| LCCN: 2010537506 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.16" W x 9.16" (1.52 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Central Europe - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |