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The Travels of the Knight Jean de Mandeville. The adventures of the knight Jean de Mandeville He visited the pilgrimage sites in the Holy Land, encountered hermaphrodites and cannibals and was received at the court of the Sultan. In the 14th century, according to his own account, Jean de Mandeville travelled the then known world for 30 years. The texts of the English knight and pilgrim were among the most popular travelogues of the Middle Ages. But what of it is true, what fantasy? Which adventures did Mandeville experience himself, which ones did he invent? And who is hiding behind the pseudonym "Jean de Mandeville"? Eberhard König, Dieter Röschel and Gabriele Bartz take us into a world of mystery and provide answers to much-discussed questions.
The prominent manuscript from the "Book of Miracles" as a picture book with over 100 illustrations.
The prominent manuscript from the "Book of Miracles" as a picture book with over 100 illustrations.
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- Die Wunder der Erde
- Details
- Large format, 109 colour illustrations. 200 pages.
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