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'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.

Riassunto

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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo, Clavijo, Clavijo
• Con la collaborazione di: Guy Le Strange (Traduzione)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 30.05.2014
• Categoria: Saggistica > Enciclopedie, opere di consultazione > Enciclopedie, lessici; Viaggi > Reportage di viaggio, racconti di viaggio > Mondo, Artide, Antartide; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni
• EAN: 9780415758895
• ISBN: 978-0-415-75889-5
• Numero di pagine: 408
• Categorie: 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, cross-cultural encounters, silk road history, historical geography Asia, Eurasian diplomacy, Timurid Empire studies, medieval travel accounts, early fifteenth-century Central Asia journeys