Petrarch's Itinerarium: A Proposed Route for a Pilgrimage from Genoa to the Holy Land

by James Turner

This volume offers a new edition of the Latin text of Petrarch's Itinerarium, with introduction, translation, and commentary. The Itinerarium was written as a guide for Giovanni Mandelli, a Milanese noble connected with the Visconti family, who was planning a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in April 1358. Although written in haste, the book shows Petrarch's sure grasp of geography as he describes the proposed journey from Genoa to Jerusalem, briefly,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1586840223
• ISBN13: 9781586840228
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Distribution Partners
• Length: 466 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"