The Pilgrimage Road to Santiago: The Complete Cultural Handbook
- ISBN-10
- 0312254164
- ISBN-13
- 9780312254162
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 440
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-07-21
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Authors
- Linda Kay Davidson, David M. Gitlitz
Description
Readers tour the most popular pilgrimage route in the world, covering the ground traversed by Medieval pilgrims as they trek accross the Pyranees from France to Spain headed for the tomb of the Apostle James. Original. 12,500 first printing.
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