
THE ITINERARIES OF WILLIAM WEY
Total In Stock: 1
Bodleian Library, Oxford, 2010, 1st. ISBN 978-1-85124-304-4. Hard cover, 253 pages including Appendices, Bibliography and Index. Small tear at upper gutter near spine, otherwise fine with tight binding. Dust jacket with price intact has light edge and cover wear. Book interior clean and unmarked; black & white frontis and map. ‘William Wey, fifteenth-century Devon priest, Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford and Bursar of Eton College, made three pilgrimages between 1456 and 1462 – to Compostella, Rome and the Holy Land. Prompted by friends, he wrote a compelling account of his experiences and here, for the first time, his text has been translated into modern English. … Medieval English accounts of continental pilgrimage are rare and The Itineraries provides a fascinating insight into travel, religious faith and the topography of fifteenth-century Europe and beyond.’ (from front flap)