The Medieval Invention of Travel by Shayne Aaron Legassie
English | April 12, 2017 | ISBN: 022644256X, 022644662X, 9780226442730 | True EPUB | 304 pages | 2 MB
Over the course of the Middle Ages, the economies of Europe, Asia, and northern Africa became more closely integrated, fostering the international and intercontinental journeys of merchants, pilgrims, diplomats, missionaries, and adventurers. During a time in history when travel was often difficult, expensive, and fraught with danger, these wayfarers composed accounts of their experiences in unprecedented numbers and transformed traditional conceptions of human mobility.