2013/03/01 by John R. Bartlett · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Historical and Linguistic Studies #Archaeology and Historical Studies #Medieval History and Crusades
paper · doi:10.1179/0031032812z.00000000033
openalex publication_date 2013/03/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
The manuscripts of the thirteenth-century Descriptio Terrae Sanctae by Burchard of Mount Sion fall into two main groups, offering, respectively, a longer and a shorter text. Earlier scholars have seen the shorter text as the original, of which the longer is an expansion. This study suggests on internal evidence that the longer version is Burchard's original text, and that the shorter is a précis designed for different readers and more devotional needs.