| Description |
xvi, 329 p., [20] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.). |
| Series |
Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions, 1573-4188 ; v. 140 |
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Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions ; v. 140.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-309) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : genre, witness, and time in the 'book' of travels / Palmira Brummett -- Late medieval ambassadors and the practice of cross-cultural encounters, 1250-1450 / Joan-Pau Rubies -- Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo's narrative of courtly life and ceremony in Timur's Samarqand, 1404 / David J. Roxburgh -- Copying maps by Matthew Paris : itineraries fit for a king / Daniel K. Connolly -- 'A mirrour of mis-haps, a mappe of miserie' : dangers, strangers, and friends in Renaissance pilgrimage / Wes Williams -- Postcards from the harem : the cultural translation of Niccolao Manucci's book of travels / Pompa Banerjee -- Afterword : one reader reading / Mary Baine Campbell. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Europeans -- Travel -- Asia.
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Travelers' writings, European -- History and criticism.
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Literary form -- History.
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Travelers' writings, European -- Themes, motives.
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Ethnology in literature.
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Pilgrims and pilgrimages in literature.
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Intercultural communication in literature.
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Asia -- Description and travel.
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Asia -- In literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Brummett, Palmira Johnson, 1950-
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9789004174986 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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9004174982 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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