Travel Guide to Europe, 1492

Travel Guide to Europe, 1492

Author: Lorenzo Camusso

Publisher: Macmillan + ORM

Published: 2013-12-24

Total Pages: 471

ISBN-13: 1466860839

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On the eve of the five hundredth anniversary of the discovery of the Americas, it bears remembering that in 1492, as Columbus was making his historic voyage, Europe was flourishing, at the very height of the Renaissance that transformed a continent. In art, politics, commerce, and society, the medieval world had given way to the modern era. But what was Europe really like then? What did London, Paris, Rome, and the other great centers of culture actually look like, and what was it like to travel from one to the other when the horse and the sailing ship were the most expeditious means available? How long would a typical journey take? Where would one stay and what could one eat along the way? And whom might one expect to meet? Both kings and pilgrims, to be sure. In Travel Guide to Europe 1492, the noted Italian historian Lorenzo Camusso offers modern-day readers and would-be adventurers ten itineraries for trips commonly taken in both the near and far reaches of fifteenth-century Europe. Whether Camusso's wayfarer is an ambitious young banker on the road From Florence to Bruges;the great painter Albrecht Rurer on his way from Nurember to Venice, a shipbuilder whose highly prized craft takes him from Seville to Antwerp via Barcelona, Beaune, and Paris; or a lonely pilgrim wandering from Vezelay to far-off Santiago de Compostela, he offers a vivid account of what such a journey would be like--the sights, sounds, perils, and pleasures--and in so doing he renders the very fabric of day-to-day life during this momentous ear in Europe's history.


Travel Guide to Europe, 1492

Travel Guide to Europe, 1492

Author: Lorenzo Camusso

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0805021027

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What was Europe like on the eve of Columbus's discovery of the Americas? A noted Italian historian offers modern-day readers and would-be adventurers ten itineraries for trips commonly taken throughout 15th-century Europe, giving a vivid account of just what the journey would be like. Full-color photos and maps.


Your Travel Guide to Renaissance Europe

Your Travel Guide to Renaissance Europe

Author: Nancy Day

Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books

Published: 2001-01-01

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 9780822530800

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Takes readers on a journey back in time in order to experience life in Europe during the Renaissance, describing clothing, accommodations, foods, local customs, transportation, a few notable personalities, and more.


Letter Of Christopher Columbus To Rafael Sanchez, Written On Board The Caravel While Returning From His First Voyage

Letter Of Christopher Columbus To Rafael Sanchez, Written On Board The Caravel While Returning From His First Voyage

Author: Christopher Columbus

Publisher:

Published: 2021-03-15

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 9789354483202

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Letter Of Christopher Columbus To Rafael Sanchez, Written On Board The Caravel While Returning From His First Voyage has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.


DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Europe

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Europe

Author: DK Travel

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Published: 2017-01-16

Total Pages: 762

ISBN-13: 0241301386

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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Europe will lead you straight to the best this diverse continent has on offer. The fully updated ebook includes unique illustrated cutaways, floor plans, and reconstructions of the must-see sights, plus street-by-street maps of cities and towns, from the majestic peaks of the Alps to the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Europe includes information on the culture, history, architecture, and art of the continent, in addition to the best of Europe's gardens, beaches, cathedrals, castles, and shopping. DK's insider travel tips and essential local information will help you discover Europe your way, whether you want to explore the luscious green landscape of Ireland, laze on a beach in Greece, or both! Winner of the Top Guidebook Series in the Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards 2017.


DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Europe

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Europe

Author: Dorling Kindersley

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2010-02-15

Total Pages: 803

ISBN-13: 0756672740

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DK Eyewitness Europe travel guide in this new ebook format will lead you straight to the best attractions this diverse continent has on offer. Packed with photographs, illustrations and detailed maps discover Europe: from the majestic peaks of the Alps to the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean. The guide provides all the insider tips every visitor needs from how best to explore the luscious green landscape of Ireland to lazing on a beach in Greece with comprehensive listings of the best hotels, resorts, restaurants and nightlife in each region for all budgets. You'll find 3D cutaways and floorplans of many of the must-see sites plus street-by-street maps of some of the best cities Europe has to offer. DK Eyewitness Europe explores the culture, history, architecture and art of the continent not forgetting the best of Europe's gardens, beaches, cathedrals, castles and shopping. With up-to-date information on getting around by train, car, walking in cities and all the sights and resorts listed town by town, DK Eyewitness Europe is indispensable. Don't miss a thing on your holiday with the DK Eyewitness Europe


1492

1492

Author: Newton Frohlich

Publisher: Leisure Books

Published: 1991-11

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 9780843931969

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The spellbinding story of the year that changed our world forever. A novel that captures the passion, glory, and spectacle of the struggle for power and wealth waged by the Christians and the Moors . . . and the human tragedy and personal triumph that forever changed our world. 1492 is captivating . . . extraordinarily vivid --Publishers Weekly.


U.S. History

U.S. History

Author: P. Scott Corbett

Publisher:

Published: 2024-09-10

Total Pages: 1886

ISBN-13:

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U.S. History is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of most introductory courses. The text provides a balanced approach to U.S. history, considering the people, events, and ideas that have shaped the United States from both the top down (politics, economics, diplomacy) and bottom up (eyewitness accounts, lived experience). U.S. History covers key forces that form the American experience, with particular attention to issues of race, class, and gender.


The American Discovery of Europe

The American Discovery of Europe

Author: Jack D. Forbes

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2010-10-01

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 0252091256

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The American Discovery of Europe investigates the voyages of America's Native peoples to the European continent before Columbus's 1492 arrival in the "New World." The product of over twenty years of exhaustive research in libraries throughout Europe and the United States, the book paints a clear picture of the diverse and complex societies that constituted the Americas before 1492 and reveals the surprising Native American involvements in maritime trade and exploration. Starting with an encounter by Columbus himself with mysterious people who had apparently been carried across the Atlantic on favorable currents, Jack D. Forbes proceeds to explore the seagoing expertise of early Americans, theories of ancient migrations, the evidence for human origins in the Americas, and other early visitors coming from Europe to America, including the Norse. The provocative, extensively documented, and heartfelt conclusions of The American Discovery of Europe present an open challenge to received historical wisdom.