A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes

Anthony Bale, British medievalist invites readers on an odyssey across the medieval world, full of wonders and surprises, recounting the advice that circulated among those venturing to the road of that time.
Journeying alongside scholars, spies, monks, he takes us from the streets of Rome, and tours of the Khan’s court in Beijing to Mamluk-controlled Jerusalem, where we ride donkeys, and bustling bazaars of Tabriz.
Using previously untranslated contemporaneous documents from pilgrims and travellers, A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages is a witty and fascinating exploration of how Europeans understood the larger world.

Anthony Bale. A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes / Translated from English by Ilya Krieger. Scientific Editor Stanislav Mereminsky. Editor Lev Danilkin. — Moscow: Alpina Non-Fiction, 2025.