A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World… by Anthony Bale · Audiobook preview

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A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World through Medieval Eyes
Authored by Anthony Bale
Narrated by Esh Alladi

0:00 Intro
0:03 Preface
9:36 A medieval mariner’s windrose
10:59 1. The Shape of the World in 1491; or, A Preamble with Martin Behaim
50:19 2. The Point of Departure, with Beatrice, Henry and Thomas
1:11:25 Outro

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BOOK DESCRIPTION

Europeans of the Middle Ages were the first to use travel guides to orient their wanderings, as they moved through a world punctuated with miraculous wonders and beguiling encounters. In this vivid and alluring history, medievalist Anthony Bale invites listeners on an odyssey across the medieval world.



Journeying alongside scholars, spies, and saints, from Western Europe to the Far East, the Antipodes and the ends of the earth, Bale provides indispensable information on the exchange rate between Bohemian ducats and Venetian groats, medieval cures for seasickness, and how to avoid extortionist tour guides and singing sirens. He takes us from the streets of Rome and tours of the Khan's court in Beijing to Mamluk–controlled Jerusalem.



We also learn of rumored fantastical places, like ones where lambs grow on trees and giant canes grow fruit made of gems. And we are offered a glimpse of what non–European travelers thought of the West on their own travels.



Using previously untranslated contemporaneous documents from a colorful range of travelers, A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages is a witty and unforgettable exploration of how Europeans understood—and often misunderstood—the larger world.

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AUDIOBOOK DETAILS

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Language: English
Publisher: Tantor Media Inc
Published on: April 23, 2024
ISBN: 9798855505344
Duration: 11 hr, 9 min
Genres: History / Europe / Great Britain / Middle Ages (449-1066), History / Europe / Medieval