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Early Travels in Palestine: Comprising the Narratives of Arculf, Willibald, Bernard, Sæwulf, Sigurd, Benjamin of Tudela, Sir John Maundeville, de la Brocquière, and Maundrell
by Anonymous
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This work is a collection of travel narratives documenting journeys to Palestine from early medieval to early modern periods. It compiles accounts written by various pilgrims and explorers, including figures such as Bishop Arculf, Willibald, Bernard the Wise, Sæwulf, Sigurd the Crusader, Rabbi Benjamin of Tudela, Sir John Maundeville, de la Brocquière, and Maundrell. The texts are arranged chronologically and cover experiences, observations, and cultural exchanges related to the religious and historical significance of the Holy Land. The collection provides insights into the progression of pilgrimage practices and perceptions of Palestine over several centuries, reflecting evolving attitudes and geographic knowledge about the region. The narrative styles are varied, representing both personal recounts and more general descriptions of the landscape, religious sites, and local customs.
The work was compiled and edited in the 19th century, primarily serving as a resource for scholars interested in archaeology, anthropology, and historical pilgrimage routes. It serves as a documentary record of early European and Middle Eastern travel accounts related to Palestine from the 7th to the 18th centuries, with occasional references to the physical and cultural landscape of Jerusalem and its surroundings. The collection highlights the enduring religious importance of the region across different eras and cultures.
The work was compiled and edited in the 19th century, primarily serving as a resource for scholars interested in archaeology, anthropology, and historical pilgrimage routes. It serves as a documentary record of early European and Middle Eastern travel accounts related to Palestine from the 7th to the 18th centuries, with occasional references to the physical and cultural landscape of Jerusalem and its surroundings. The collection highlights the enduring religious importance of the region across different eras and cultures.
From the opening pages
The Travels of Bishop Arculf , in the Holy Land , towards A.D. 700 1 The Travels of Willibald , A.D. 721-727 13 The Voyage of Bernard the Wise , A.D. 867 23 The Travels of Sæwulf , A.D. 1102 and 1103 31 The Saga of Sigurd the Crusader , A.D. 1107-1111 50 The Travels of Rabbi Benjamin , of Tudela , A.D. 1160-1173 63 The Book of Sir John Maundeville , A.D. 1322-1356 127 The Travels of Bertrandon de la Brocquière , A.D. 1432 and 1433 283 The Journey of Henry Maundrell , from Aleppo to Jerusalem , A.D. 1697 383 PLAN OF JERUSALEM REFERENCES TO PLAN OF JERUSALEM, REDUCED FROM A LARGE PLAN, CONSTRUCTED BY SCHULTZ, PRUSSIAN CONSUL AT JERUSALEM. Chapel of Scourging. Scala Sancta. Pilate's House. Chapel of Crowning with Thorns. Arch of ' Ecce Homo .' First place where Simon carried the Cross. Second do. do. Gate of Judgment (Porta Judiciaria). House of Urias. Bath of Bathsheba. House of the High Priest Zacharias. " St. Marcus. " St. Thomas. " High Priest Annas. " " Caiphas. Room in which the Last Supper was instituted. House of the Virgin Mary. Place where St. Peter wept. House of Sta. Anna. " the Pharisee Simon. Place where Stephen was stoned. " Jesus sweated blood. " the Disciples slept. " Judas kissed Christ. " Jesus taught the Lord's Prayer. " " wept over Jerusalem. " the Apostles learned the Creed. " Judas hanged himself. Tomb of Jehoshaphat. " Absolom. " Jacob. " Zacharias. INTRODUCTION. The attentive reader of history cannot fail to remark how often, in the confusion of the middle ages, the very movements or principles which seem in themselves most barbarous, or are most strongly tinctured with the darkest shades of superstition, have been those which, in the sequel, gave the strongest impulse to the advancing spirit of civilization which has at length changed that dark past into this bright present. It is in the contemplation of this oft-recurring fact, that we trace, more distinctly, perhaps, than in any other, the inscrutable but unerring ways of that higher Providence to whose rule all things are subjected. Few of those duties enjoined by the ancient Romish Church were accompanied with, and seemed to lead to, more abuses and scandals than the pilgrimages to the Holy Land, so natural an attraction to every Christian; few were attended with so much…
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