Exploration in the World of the Middle Ages, 500-1500
- ISBN-10
- 143810183X
- ISBN-13
- 9781438101835
- Category
- Discoveries in geography
- Pages
- 193
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Infobase Publishing
- Authors
- John Stewart Bowman, Maurice Isserman, Pamela White
Description
Interesting topics Include: Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales; Chinese porcelain; The crusades; The hajj; Medieval monsters; The Norse sagas; The search for spices; Sir John Mandeville's Travels.
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