{"product_id":"der-niederrheinische-orientbericht-c1350-albrecht-classen-9781843846901","title":"Der Niederrheinische Orientbericht, C.1350: An Account of the Oriental World by an Anonymous Low German Writer","description":"Translation and detailed commentary of a fourteenth-century Low-German work about the Near and Middle East. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Albrecht Classen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 184384690X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781843846901\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boydell \u0026amp; Brewer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d","brand":"Albrecht Classen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45482669015295,"sku":"9781843846901","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ed0aead7-bb92-4d0f-a17b-67d4875148b8.jpg?v=1715999197","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/der-niederrheinische-orientbericht-c1350-albrecht-classen-9781843846901","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}