| Description |
vi, 223 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Series |
The History of civilization |
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History of civilization
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| Contents |
Introduction: The conception of the world in the middle ages, by Professor Arthur Percivl Newton.--The decay of geographical knowledge and the decline of the exploration. A. D. 300-500, by M. I. W. Laistner.--Christian pilgrimages, A. D. 500-800, by the Rev. Claude Jenkins.--The Viking age, by Professor Alan Mawer.--Arab travellers and merchants, A. D. 1000-1500, by Sir T. W. Arnold.--Trade and communication in Eastern Europe, A. D. 800-1200, by Baron A. F. Meyendorff.--The opening of the land routes to Cathay, by Eileen Power.--(I) "Travellers' tales" of wonder and imagination. (II) European travellers in Africa in the middle ages. By Professor Arthur Percival Newton.--Prester John and the empire of Ethiopia, by Sir F. Denison Ross.--The search for the sea route to India, by Professor Edgar Prestage |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Travel, Medieval.
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Voyages and travels.
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| Author |
Newton, Arthur Percival, 1873-1942.
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| LC no. |
26010664 |
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