Author: Richard HakluytPublisher:
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Languages : en
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The Voyage of Johannes de Plano Carpini.-The Journal of Friar William de Rubruquis.-The Journal of Friar Odoric
Author: Richard HakluytTravels
Author: John MandevilleThe Travels of Sir John Mandeville, with Three Narratives in Illustrations of It: The Voyage of Johannes de Plano Carpini, The Journal of William de Rubruquis [and] The Journal of Friar Odoric
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Author: John MandevilleThe Travels of Sir John Mandeville, with Three Narratives in Illustration of it
Author: Sir John MandevillePublisher:
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Category : Voyages and travels
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Bibliographical note.--The travels of Sir John Mandeville.--The voyage of Johannes de Plano Carpini.--The journal of Friar William de Rubruquis.--The journal of Friar Odoric.
The Travel of Sir John Mandeville
Author: The Travels of Sir John Mandeville
Author: John MandevilleThe Travels of Sir John Mandeville
Author: Sir John MandevillePublisher:
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Category : Voyages and travels
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
The Constructions of the East in Western Travel Narratives, 1200 CE to 1800 CE
Author: Radhika SeshanPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000713059
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
This book investigates how the idea of the ‘east’ emerged in western travel narratives between the 13th and the 18th centuries. Sifting through critical travel narratives — real and imagined — it locates the changing geography as well as the perceptions surrounding India. The author presents how historical stereotypes interacted with a burgeoning demand for travelogues during this period and have fed into the way we think about Asia in general, and India in particular. From the mythical travels of Prester John to the enigmatic ‘adventures’ of Marco Polo, from the fraught voyages of Johannes Plano de Carpini to the missionary zeal of Friar Odoric of Pordenone and William of Rubruquis, this volume traces the history of the ‘Orient’ as it was understood by the west. A major intervention in understanding how popular narratives shape history, this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of history, medieval history, history of travel, world literature, postcolonial studies, and general readers interested in travel narratives.
A World Transformed
Author: Lisa DeamPublisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1630879703
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
On the edge of medieval maps, monsters roam. In the west, pilgrims take well-traveled roads to Rome and Compostela. In the east, Old Testament history unfolds. And at the center, in the city of Jerusalem, Jesus saves the world. In A World Transformed, Lisa Deam takes us on an incredible journey through medieval maps. Despite their curious appearance, these maps, as Deam shows, are surprisingly modern. In their monstrous, marvelous sights lie treasure troves of wisdom to guide twenty-first-century Christians on their walk with God. Each chapter in this geographical journey links medieval maps to biblical concepts and spiritual practices that transform our faith and our world.
Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 4, Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Apparatus, Theories and Gifts
Author: Joseph NeedhamPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521085731
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 832
Book Description
The fifth volume of Dr Needham's immense undertaking, like the fourth, is subdivided into parts for ease of assimilation and presentation, each part bound and published separately. The volume as a whole covers the subjects of alchemy, early chemistry, and chemical technology (which includes military invention, especially gunpowder and rockets; paper and printing; textiles; mining and metallurgy; the salt industry; and ceramics).