Embassy to Tamerlane - 1403-1406

'Clavijo was so keen and intelligent an observer and so lively a retailer of travel gossip that this is a very welcome addition to the series.' New StatesmanCovering thousands of miles, Clavijo's epic journey began and ended in Cadiz taking in Rhodes, Constantinople, the Black Sea, and Central Asia.Guy Le Strange's extensive introduction gives excellent historical and political background for the account and the material is supplemented with seven maps and plans.

List of contents

1. Cadiz to Rhodes2. Rhodes to Pera3. Constantinople4. Constantinople5. Pera to Trebizond6. Trebizond to Arzinjan7. Arzinjan to Khoy8. Khoy to Sultaniyah9. Sultaniyah to Nishapur10. Nishapur to the Oxus11. The Oxus to Samarqand12. Samarqand13. Samarqand14. Samarqand15. Samarqand16. Samarqand to Tabriz17. Tabriz to Seville

Summary

Covering thousands of miles, Clavijo's epic journey began and ended in Cadiz taking in Rhodes, Constantinople, the Black Sea, and Central Asia.

Product details

• Authors: Clavijo, Clavijo, Ruy Gonzalez De Clavijo
• Assisted by: Guy Le Strange (Translation)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.05.2014
• EAN: 9780415758895
• ISBN: 978-0-415-75889-5
• No. of pages: 408
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales > World, Arctic, Antarctic; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, REFERENCE / General, General & world history, Medieval History, General and world history, History and Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General