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Sir John Mandeville
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Mandeville,Sir John — Mandeville, Sir John. Pen name of the unknown compiler of The Voyage and Travels of Sir John Mandeville, Knight (c. 1371), a description of fantastic journeys through the East. * * * … Universalium
John Mandeville — Full page portrait of Sir John Mandeville. Created 1459. Jehan de Mandeville , translated as Sir John Mandeville , is the name claimed by the compiler of The Travels of Sir John Mandeville, a book account of his supposed travels, written in Anglo … Wikipedia
John Mandeville — Jehan de Mandeville (John Mandeville oder John of Mandeville) nennt sich der unbekannte Verfasser einer zwischen 1357 und 1371 zusammengestellten französischsprachigen Schilderung einer Reise ins Heilige Land, den Fernen Osten und das Königreich… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Mandeville, Sir John — flourished 14th century English purported author of a collection of Middle English traveler s tales. The tales are selections from the narratives of genuine travelers, embellished with Mandeville s additions and described as his own adventures.… … Universalium
Mandeville, Sir John — ( siglo XIV) Inglés, presunto autor de una colección de relatos de viajeros escritos en inglés medio. Los relatos son selecciones de narraciones de viajeros reales, adornados con interpelaciones de Mandeville y descritos como aventuras que él… … Enciclopedia Universal
Mandeville, Sir John — Was the ostensible author only of a book of travels bearing his name, written about the middle of the 14th century, giving an account of journeys in the East, including India and the Holy Land. It appears to have been compiled from the… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
Mandeville, Jean de — • The author of a book of travels much read in the Middle Ages, died probably in 1372 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Mandeville, Jean De Jean de Mandeville … Catholic encyclopedia
Mandeville — may refer to: People Bernard Mandeville, philosopher Geoffrey de Mandeville, 1st Earl of Essex Geoffrey de Mandeville, 2nd Earl of Essex Sir John Mandeville, French language author William de Mandeville, 3rd Earl of Essex Places Mandeville, Eure … Wikipedia
Mandeville, John — (fl. 1357) Although most people in the 14th and 15th centuries who were familiar with MARCO POLO’s Travels (Le divisament dou Monde, 1299) decried his account as fantastic and as a pack of lies, the much more imaginary and fanciful Travels by… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
MANDEVILLE, SIR JOHN — English adventurer, named of St. Albans, who from his own account travelled over thirty years in the East, and wrote a narrative of the marvels he experienced in a book of voyages and travels published in 1356; the authorship of this book has… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
