328 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
328 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
328 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1889 and as a fourth edition in 1950, this book is a study of travel in fourteenth century England. It brings to life those contemporaries of Chaucer who passed up and down the highways for business or pleasure, whether they were minstrels, messengers, merchants, wandering preachers, friars or pilgrims. The book builds a picture not just of travel in Medieval England, but... Read more
Part 1: English Roads 1. Roads and Bridges 2. The Ordinary Traveller and the Casual Passer-By 3. Security of the Roads Part 2: Lay Wayfarers 1. Herbalists, Charlatans, Minstrels, Jugglers and Tumblers 2. Messengers, Itinerant Merchants and Pedlars 3. Outlaw, Wandering Workmen and Peasants Out of Bond Part 3: Religious Wayfarers 1. Wandering Preachers and Friars 2. The Pardoners 3. Pilgrims and Pilgrimages. Conclusion.
Biography
J. J. Jusserand (1855–1932) was a French historian and diplomat.
Original Review of English Wayfaring Life in the Middle Ages:
‘M. Jusserand is excellent in details.’ W. J. Ashley, Political Science Quarterly, Vol 4, Issue 4 (1889).
