A fascinating journey back in the centuries, to feel closer to a period often erroneously considered as dark and static. In this book, the author shows how those centuries really were, that is to say constantly on the move. Emperors, princes and popes with their armies but also, and mainly, merchants, bandits, pilgrims, people seeking their fortune or their social redemption and also women. All of them travelling long distances, in dangerous conditions, sometimes to the limit of human possibilities. The work is historical, accurate and includes references to tens of works and historiographers dealing with the subject of travelling in the Middle Ages, analyzing different trends. You are going to find out who departed in the Middle Ages and why, you will find plenty of information about roads, inns and different kinds of accommodation. It also includes a chapter about pilgrimage: both religious and judicial pilgrimages. A book for Middle Ages lovers but not only.
A fascinating journey back in the centuries, to feel closer to a period often erroneously considered as dark and static. In this book, the author shows how those centuries really were, that is to say constantly on the move. Emperors, princes and popes with their armies but also, and mainly, merchants, bandits, pilgrims, people seeking their fortune or their social redemption and also women. All of them travelling long distances, in dangerous conditions, sometimes to the limit of human possibilities. The work is historical, accurate and includes references to tens of works and historiographers dealing with the subject of travelling in the Middle Ages, analyzing different trends. You are going to find out who departed in the Middle Ages and why, you will find plenty of information about roads, inns and different kinds of accommodation. It also includes a chapter about pilgrimage: both religious and judicial pilgrimages. A book for Middle Ages lovers but not only.
Viaggiatori, strade, locande e forme di ospitalità, pellegrini e pellegrinaggi nel Medioevo. Un viaggio affascinante a ritroso nei secoli, per sentirsi un pò più vicini a un'epoca spesso considerata, a torto, "buia" e immobile. Imperatori, principi e papi ma anche eserciti, mercanti, mendicanti, briganti, pellegrini e donne. Tutti impegnati in viaggi, talvolta ai limiti delle umane possibilità. Il testo è strettamente storico, accurato. Con rimandi a decine di opere degli ultimi trent'anni sul tema del viaggio nel Medioevo. Frutto di mesi di ricerche e consultazioni. Scopriremo chi nel Medioevo partiva e perchè, come erano le strade, le locande e le forme di ospitalità. Un capitolo è dedicato ai pellegrinaggi: religiosi e giudiziali. Un libro per gli appassionati di Medioevo e di viaggi, ma non solo.
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