Kiraz Historic Travels Archive

1 primary work

Early Travels in Palestine

by Thomas Wright and Thomas Arculfus

Published 15 July 2003

This delightful collection of travelogues from the years c. 700 - 1697 catalogues the views of European travelers and pilgrims in the Middle Ages. Wright includes a series of brief accounts from early in this period from Bishop Arculf, Willibald, and Bernard the Wise. Narratives of Saewulf, Sigurd the Crusader, and Rabbi Benjamin of Tudela give the outlook of Christian and Jewish travelers. The work concludes with the lengthier accounts of Sir John Maundeville, Bertandon de le Brocquiere, and Henry Maundrell.