2010/11/16 by Bernhard von Breydenbach · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Historical and Linguistic Studies
paper · doi:10.1515/9783110215816
openalex publication_date 2010/11/16 · openalex created_date 2016/08/23 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
The incunabulum Peregrinatio in terram sanctam by Bernhard von Breydenbach, which appeared in 1486, is the first printed and illustrated travelogue. It provides one of the most important sources for studying medieval contact between religions on the threshold of the Modern Age. Besides sketches in the form of diary entries, theological reflections and precise observations of countries and peoples, the text also contains an agitational polemic on Islam, which bears witness to the horror felt in Christendom at the Turkish conquest of Constantinople. The present edition is the first to present the complete Early New High German text with a translation.