The travel diary of Robert Bargrave, levant merchant, (1647-1656) / / edited by Michael G. Brennan

• Pubblicazione: London, [England] : , : The Hakluyt Society, , 1999; ©1999
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (309 p.)
• Disciplina: 941.063092
• Soggetto topico: Merchants - Great Britain; British - Foreign countries - History - 17th century
• Soggetto geografico: Europe Description and travel Early works to 1800
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): BrennanMichael G.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and Conventions; Family Trees; Introduction; 1. The Bargrave Family; The Life of Robert Bargrave; Isaac Bargrave and Sir Henry Wotton; The Bargraves and the Civil War; 2. Robert Bargrave's Travels; The First Journey: April 1647-September 1652; The Second Journey: September 1652-March 1653; The Third Journey: November 1654-February 1656; The Fourth Journey: February-March 1656; Robert Bargrave's Dramatic and Musical Interests; 3. Robert Bargrave's Diary; Composition; Posthumous Provenance of MS Rawlinson C. 799 ; The Eastry Court Manuscript of Robert Bargrave's TravelsThe Travel Diary of Robert Bargrave; I: Robert Bargrave's Sea Voyage from England to Constantinople and his Residence there (1647-52); II: Robert Bargrave's Overland Journey from Constantinople to England (1652-3); III: Robert Bargrave's Travels in Spain and Italy (1654-6); IV: Robert Bargrave's Journey from Venice to Margate (1656); Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: This is the first fully annotated old-spelling edition of the entire text of the autograph English journal of Robert Bargrave (1628-61), recording his extensive travels as a merchant. This manuscript (now Bodleian Library MS Rawlinson C 799), describes four separate journeys made by Bargrave: his sea voyage from England to Constantinople; an arduous return journey overland from Constantinople to England, via Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Germany, and the Low Countries; extensive travels, for both commercial and cultural purposes, in Spain, Sicily, Italy and the Morea; and a return journey from V
• Titolo autorizzato: The travel diary of Robert Bargrave, levant merchant, (1647-1656)
• ISBN: 1-4724-6057-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460374803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; ; 3rd series, Number 3.