Ludolphi de itinere terrae sanctae liber by Ludolf von Suchem... - 9781108043311

Ludolphi de itinere terrae sanctae liberNach alten handschriften berichtigt\nAuthor(s): Ludolf von Suchem, Ferdinand Deycks\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108043311, 978-1108043311\nSynopsis\nBeyond the fact that he made a journey to the Holy Land between 1336 and 1341, very little is known about Ludolf von Suchem (whose first name may in fact have been Rudolf). However, his work has long been regarded as a major source of information about the eastern Mediterranean in the fourteenth century, owing to its high level of detail. Ludolf states his intention to describe the region, its buildings, towns, fortified places, people, customs, stories and legends, drawing on both his own observations, and on information from the 'kings, princes, nobles and lords' with whom he spent days and nights in conversation. Some stories are clearly travellers' tales, but others, like his account of the fall of .