The Witness and the Other World: Exotic European Travel Writing, 400-1600 Tapa blanda - 1991

Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 1991. First Thus. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. First Printing Cornell Paperbacks. Trade Paperback in Near Fine Condition. Maps by Susan Danforth, map curator, and monochrome prints reproduced as illustrations by Richard Hurley. Clean and unmarked glossy, black and gray wraps, whisper of wear to some extremities; tight, solid and square binding; internals as new. These exotic travel writings in Europe from late antiquity to the age of discovery illustrate the fundamental human desire to change places, if only in the imagination. The author follows the path of travel writers through twelve-centuuries. She looks at the works by pilgrims, crusaders, merchants, discoverers, even armchair fantasists such as Mandeville, as well as writings by Marco Polo, Columbus, and Walter Raleigh. 285 pages with References and Index. 6 x 9 inches. 1991, Cornell University Press, Ithaca and London.

Paperback. Very Good.

Cornell University Press, 1991. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Cornell University Press, 1991. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Cornell University Press, 1991-05-01. paperback. Used: Good.

Cornell University Press, 1991. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Book is in excellent condition with light shelf wear to covers only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 285 pages, maps, b&w illustrations.

Cornell University Press. paperback. Very Good. 5x1x8. Softcover shows only light cover wear. Text is unmarked and binding tight. Ships FAST!

Cornell University Press. New. 1991. Softcover. 080149933X . This specific softcover book is in new condition with a cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "Surveying exotic travel writing in Europe from late antiquity to the age of discover, The Witness and the Other World illustrates the fundamental human desire to change places, if only in the imagination. Mary B. Campbell looks at works by pilgrims, crusaders, merchants, discoverers, even armchair fantasists such as Mandeville, as well as the writings of Marco Polo, Columbus, and Walter Raleigh. According to Campbell, these travel accounts are exotic because they bear witness to alienated experiences; European travelers, while claiming to relate fact, were often passing on monstrous projections. She contends that their writing not only documented but… Leer más

Cornell Univ Pr, 1991. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 304 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.75 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.