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Bertrandon de la Brocquière

A Mission to the Medieval Middle East

The Travels of Bertrandon de la Brocquière to Jerusalem and Constantinople

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Weitere Autoren: Rossabi, Morris (Einf.) / Johnes, Thomas (Übers.)
  • ISBN: 978-0-7556-3849-9
  • EAN: 9780755638499
  • Produktnummer: 34836119
  • Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
  • Seitenangabe: 360 S.
  • Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.6 cm
  • Abbildungen: 1 map

Über den Autor


Professor Morris Rossabi, Professor of Inner Asian History, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University and Distinguished Professor of History, Queens College, The City University of New York.Bertrandon de la Broquiere (d. 1459) was born in the Duchy of Aquitaine and was esquire to Philip the Good. At the instigation of Philip he undertook a pilgrimage to the Holy land. Dressed as a pilgrim, he was essentially spying for Philip, who had plans to raise another Crusade to the Holy Land. Through the offices of Philip he contracted a marriage with the daughter of one of the richest heiresses in Artois. Bertrandon was present at the Battle of Gavere and was present when the conditions of peace were agreed. He died in 1459.Thomas Johnes was an MP, landscape architect, writer and social benefactor. A Fellow of the Royal Society, he translated a number of books from French into English.

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