{"product_id":"ider-niederrheinische-orientberichti-c1350-9781843846901","title":"Der Niederrheinische Orientbericht, c.1350","description":"Translation and detailed commentary of a fourteenth-century Low-German work about the Near and Middle East.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat extensive travel took place during the Middle Ages has long been established, via such accounts as, for example, Marco Polo's Devisement du Monde; but there remains a relative paucity of documents or narratives confirming and dealing with this phenomenon. Der Niederrheinische Orientbericht (\"An Account of the Middle East\"), composed around 1350\/55 by an anonymous author in Low German, is powerful evidence of international relations between east and west during this period; it provides extensive information, dealing with such matters as the local culture, fauna and flora, and offers spectacular insights into the co-existence of many different religions and peoples. It is therefore an important source for our knowledge; but it has hitherto been neglected by scholars, not least because of the difficulty of its language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume offers the first translation into English, thereby making the work available to a wider audience; it is accompanied by a detailed commentary on its historical, religious, military, architectural and political elements, elucidating the narrative fully. The volume also contains a contextual introduction, considering what can be known of the author, and the manuscript tradition.","brand":"Albrecht Classen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48280450826491,"sku":"9781843846901","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781843846901_d53ff248-92dc-4ff0-9002-a659e21ec1f1.jpg?v=1772487528","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/ider-niederrheinische-orientberichti-c1350-9781843846901","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}