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Donnington: Shaun Tyas, 2023. Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine new copy. Here are 19 peer-reviewed essays by leading historians exploring medieval travel in general, not pilgrimage which is more frequently studied. Many medieval journeys were undertaken for reasons other than religion. The essays reveal the roads traversed by travellers, the maps they used, their provision for travel sicknesses and the inns where they stayed. Some of the papers deal with international diplomatic travel, such as the visit of the Emperor Sigismund to England in 1416, exotic journeys round the Mediterranean and along the Silk Road, but much travel was quotidian: to visit relatives, to settle business accounts, to serve on juries or to pursue cases in civil and ecclesiastical courts. Women were frequent travellers, sometimes for pleasure or for family matters, and sometimes for economic reasons. The authors of the essays in order of appearance are Alfred Hiatt, David… Read More

Donington: 2023. 364 pages, 32 pages of illustrations. Hardback 24x16.5cms. ISBN: 9781915774064. Text in English.