Tarragona Monumental, Ó Sea Descripción Histórica Y Artística De Todas Sus Antigüedades Y Monumentos...

This engaging and fascinating book delves into a topic that has rarely been studied: travel in the medieval world. Presenting a cast of (usually moneyed) characters who traveled for religious or political reasons, or purely out of a desire for knowledge, adventure, or entertainment, this examination lays the stale concept of the medieval man as a static individual to rest. Este libro ameno y fascinante se enfoca sobre un tema poco estudiado: el viaje en el mundo medieval. Presentando un reparto de personajes frecuentemente adinerados que viajaban por razones religiosas o políticas, o por un...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

Los aspectos estrafalarios de la vida e ideas de Mier impedían a veces que lo tomaran en serio. Aquí viene la primera edición crítica de uno de los testimonios más importantes sobre la crisis de la Independencia mexicana y, más generalmente, hispanoamericana, y de una fuente poco conocida de la "Carta Profética" de Simón Bolívar. De mamotreto publicado en pésimas condiciones, la Historia pasa a ser una obra legible. Cotejando el texto con sus fuentes, este libro estudia los métodos -no siempre ortodoxos- de Mier como historiador. Aporta muchos datos nuevos sobre su papel de...