Travellers, Intellectuals, and the World Beyond Medieval Europe

As the articles reprinted in this volume demonstrate, medieval men and women were curious about the world around them. They wanted to hear about distant lands and the various peoples who inhabited them. Travellers'' tales, factual such as that of Marco Polo, and fictional, such as Chaucer''s famous pilgrimage, entertained audiences across Europe. Colorful mappaemundi placed in churches illustrated...