Des carnets de voyage au Moyen Âge ?

Documents closely resembling travel journals as they are considered today are to be found in the accounts of pilgrimages in the Late Middle Ages. Among significant examples of personal travel journals, one can see that the image and the narrative form a coherent system. The purpose of this associati...

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Main Author: Christine Gadrat-Ouerfelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université Clermont Auvergne
Series:Viatica
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/viatica/837
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Summary:Documents closely resembling travel journals as they are considered today are to be found in the accounts of pilgrimages in the Late Middle Ages. Among significant examples of personal travel journals, one can see that the image and the narrative form a coherent system. The purpose of this association is fourfold: to bear witness to things seen; to authenticate the physical presence of the pilgrim; to preserve a family memory; and to assert social prestige. It also reflects spiritual and aesthetic motivations.
ISSN:2275-0827