The Book of Marvels – A Medieval Guide to the Globe - Elizabeth Morrison, Larisa Grollemond, Kelin Michael, Joshua O′driscoll, Joshua O`driscoll

From the classical encyclopedias of Pliny to famous tales such as The Travels of Marco Polo, historical travel writing has had a lasting impact, despite the fact that it was based on a curious mixture of truth, legend, and outright superstition. One foundational medieval source that expands on the ancient idea of the "wonders of the world" is the fifteenth-century French Book of the Marvels of the World, an illustrated guide to the globe filled with oddities, curiosities, and wonders-tales of fantasy... Zobrazit více