Travel and travellers of the middle ages
By: edited by Arthur Percival Newton.
Series: History of civilization. [Christianity and the middle ages]
Publisher: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner & co., ltd.; A. A. Knopf
Published: 1926
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 Percivl Newton.; title: The decay of geographical knowledge and the decline of the exploration.  A. D. 300-500, by M. I. W. Laistner.; title: Christian pilgrimages, A. D. 500-800, by the 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: (I) "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 F. Denison Ross.; title: The search for the sea route to India, by Professor Edgar Prestage.