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100 0 $aBurchard,$cof Mount Sion,$d-1285,$eauthor.
245 10 $aBurchard of Mount Sion, OP :$bdescriptio terrae sanctae /$cedited and translated by John R. Bartlett.
246 30 $aDescriptio terrae sanctae
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aOxford ;$aNew York, NY :$bOxford University Press,$c2019.
264 4 $c©2019
300 $aclix, 357 pages :$bmaps ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
336 $acartographic image$bcri$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
490 1 $aOxford medieval texts
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 311-320) and indexes.
546 $aParallel text in Latin and English translation with introduction, with critical apparatus, appendix and concordance in English.
520 $a"In his 'Description of the Holy Land', written in Latin around 1283, the Dominican Burchard explores the land in a series of itineraries starting from Acre in the north, and then from Jerusalem in the south. His particular concern is to identify and describe towns and other sites mentioned in the Bible as an aid to pilgrims and biblical scholars. He treated the evidence of the Bible and other sources carefully, he used the evidence of place-names preserved from antiquity, and he knew the land from personal observation, not simply from the writings of his predecessors. His identifications (e.g., of Dan and Beersheba) are not always supported by modern archaeological evidence, but he understood the importance of it, as shown by his explanation of the survival below ground level of early Christian sites, and his discussion of the site of ancient Jerusalem. Burchard's work exists in both a longer and a shorter, abbreviated, version. This book contains the Latin texts of both versions, drawn from selected manuscripts, complete with apparatus criticus, and translations of both versions. The introduction covers what is known of Burchard and his career, the manuscript evidence for his two versions of the Descriptio and their relationship, an account of the different printed editions of Burchard's work, a study of his presentation of the geography of the land, and a discussion of early maps showing knowledge of his work. Further sections explore the churches visited by Burchard, and his use of scripture and other written sources. Burchard names over four hundred places; the identification of biblical places is central to his work. Consistency in the spelling of biblical place names deriving from ancient Hebrew or Greek and handed down via Latin, Arabic, and through many biblical translations in different languages, is well-nigh impossible. This book includes a list of the Latin names used by Burchard, together with their English equivalents as commonly used by modern scholars, and also as found in the historical maps of the Atlas of Israel (2nd edn., 1970). Palestine Grid coordinates have been added for eae of precise location on the map. Eight maps have been included to illustrate Burchard's knowledge of the Holy Land and the Egypt described in his final chapters."--$cPublisher, inside front flap of dust jacket
583 1 $aLegacy$c2019$5UoY
651 0 $aPalestine$xDescription and travel$vEarly works to 1800.
651 0 $aEgypt$xDescription and travel$vEarly works to 1800.
650 7 $aTravel.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01155558
651 7 $aEgypt.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01208755
651 7 $aMiddle East$zPalestine.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01207534
655 7 $aEarly works.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411636
700 1 $aBartlett, John R.$q(John Raymond),$eeditor,$etranslator.
773 18 $tOxford medieval texts$w(UkYoU)001626061YOR01
830 0 $aOxford medieval texts.
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