diary - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 13 Jan 2023 12:35:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg diary - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Travel of Oderico from Pordenone https://historylab.es/travel-of-oderico-from-pordenone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=travel-of-oderico-from-pordenone Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:41:03 +0000 https://historylab.es/travel-of-oderico-from-pordenone/ Diary and cartography.

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]]> Missionary of the Order of Friars Minor.

The diary of his journey to the East (1318-1330), written on his return by Fra Guglielmo di Solagna, is one of the most surprising that medieval odeporetic literature has left us. The story was intended for Pope John XXII who then resided in Avignon, whose curia was particularly interested in establishing relations with the East.

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]]> Maps and Travel in the Middle Age https://historylab.es/maps-and-travel-in-the-middle-age/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maps-and-travel-in-the-middle-age Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:41:03 +0000 https://historylab.es/maps-and-travel-in-the-middle-age/ A Brief Look at Medieval Maps and Travel Guides.

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]]> For many medieval maps created by European cartographers, locations were represented not by their geographic size but sized based on their importance to Christianity.  Angels and mystical creatures were drawn as being part of the Earthly world and God often occupied a primary place at the top of the maps.

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