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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description 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.
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spelling doaj.art-49b13d3848104df0a70c1f35cadf5d4e2024-02-14T08:59:09ZengUniversité Clermont AuvergneViatica2275-0827510.52497/viatica837Des carnets de voyage au Moyen Âge ?Christine Gadrat-OuerfelliDocuments 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.https://journals.openedition.org/viatica/837pilgrimagetravel narrativeMiddle AgesHoly Landillustration
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Des carnets de voyage au Moyen Âge ?
Viatica
pilgrimage
travel narrative
Middle Ages
Holy Land
illustration
title Des carnets de voyage au Moyen Âge ?
title_full Des carnets de voyage au Moyen Âge ?
title_fullStr Des carnets de voyage au Moyen Âge ?
title_full_unstemmed Des carnets de voyage au Moyen Âge ?
title_short Des carnets de voyage au Moyen Âge ?
title_sort des carnets de voyage au moyen age
topic pilgrimage
travel narrative
Middle Ages
Holy Land
illustration
url https://journals.openedition.org/viatica/837
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