Project Gutenberg 2012-07-03 Public domain in the USA. 539 Wright, Thomas 1810 1877 02002188 Early Travels in Palestine Comprising the Narratives of Arculf, Willibald, Bernard, Sæwulf, Sigurd, Benjamin of Tudela, Sir John Maundeville, de la Brocquière, and Maundrell Produced by Henry Flower, Steven Gibbs and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Early Travels in Palestine" by Thomas Wright is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work comprises a collection of narratives from various early pilgrims who journeyed to the Holy Land, including accounts of notable figures such as Bishop Arculf and Sir John Maundeville. It explores the experiences, observations, and cultural exchanges of these travelers, shedding light on the religious significance of Palestine and the evolution of pilgrimage throughout the centuries. The opening portion of this volume begins with an introduction that contextualizes the importance of early pilgrimages to Palestine, emphasizing how these journeys, despite their often superstitious and barbarous undertones, contributed to the advancement of civilization and intellectual curiosity. It sets the stage for the narratives that follow, starting with the travels of Bishop Arculf, who visited Jerusalem around the year 700. His detailed account describes the city’s landmarks, religious sites, and the conditions experienced by pilgrims at that time. This opening provides a rich foundation for understanding the motivations behind these early pilgrimages and the evolving perception of the Holy Land across different historical contexts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40131/40131-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 70.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Palestine -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 Middle East -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 DS Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Religious Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 1666215 2025-08-16T10:03:06.213823 text/html 1639737 2024-10-23T09:26:00 text/html 1159669 2025-08-16T10:03:30.702667 application/epub+zip 1179490 2025-08-16T10:03:11.913781 application/epub+zip 653928 2025-08-16T10:03:08.899772 application/epub+zip 1606986 2025-08-16T10:03:42.043598 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1549445 2025-08-16T10:03:25.902675 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1025146 2022-09-18T11:29:58.749262 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1375269 2025-08-16T10:03:03.531804 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1355470 2024-10-23T09:26:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17111 2025-08-16T10:03:42.216595 application/rdf+xml 11021 2025-08-16T10:03:09.124764 image/jpeg 2225 2025-08-16T10:03:09.015770 image/jpeg 1090827 2025-08-16T10:03:06.334873 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia