The Medieval Expansion of Europe by Phillips, J. R. S - 1998

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New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. Second Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 0x8x5. Second edition. An exceptional copy. 1998 Trade Paperback. 344 pp. Between the year 1000 and the mid-14th century, several remarkable events unfolded as Europeans made contact with a very substantial part of the inhabited world, much of it never previously known or suspected to exist by them. Leif Ericsson and other Vikings discovered North America; European crusading armies established themselves in Syria and Palestine; Marco Polo and other Italian merchants, and missionaries such as John of Monte Corvino, penetrated the dominions of Mongolia and China; the Vivaldi brothers sought to open a sea route to India; Jaime Ferrer was lured by dreams of locating the source of West African gold; and the Atlantic island groups, the Canaries, Madeira, and the Azores, were all discovered. In this detailed survey, Phillips describes these exciting quests while also exploring their closely related myths and legends, all… Read More

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Oxford Univ Pr, 1998. Paperback. New. 2nd sub edition. 306 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.75 inches.