Western Travellers in the Islamic World, Part 2
Travel accounts filmed in the National Library of Russia in St Petersburg
Accounts of travel are a popular and accessible source for research on historical relations between “East” and “West” and are attractive for specialists and non-specialists alike. In the pre-modern period a large number of such accounts were published all over Europe, and almost without exception these volumes are now scarce and priceless.
Scope: c. 85 titles
Expected release: Fall 2009
