Travel and travellers of the middle ages
By: edited by Arthur Percival Newton.
Series: History of civilization
Publisher: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., ltd.; A. A. Knopf
Published: 1930
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
Subjects: Travel, Medieval; Voyages and travels
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The conception of the world in the middle ages, by Professor Arthur Percival Newton.; title: The decay of geographical knowledge and the decline of exploration, A. D. 300-500, by M. L. W. Laistner.; title: Christian pilgrimages, A. D. 500-800, by Rev. Claude Jenkins.; title: The Viking age, by Professor Alan Mawer.; title: Arab travellers and merchants, A. D. 1000-1500, by Sir  T. W. Arnold.; title: Trade and communication in Eastern Europe, A. D. 800-1200, by Baron A. F. Meyendorff.; title: The opening of the land routes to Cathay, by Eileen Power.; title: AIQ "Travellers' tales" of wonder and imagination. (II) European travellers in Africa in the middle ages. By Professor Arthur Percival Newton.; title: Prester John and the empire of Ethiopia, by Sir E. Denison Ross.; title: The search for the sea route to India, by Professr Edgar Prestage.