Corpus Christianorum. Saewulf, John of Wurzburg, Theodericus Peregrinationes tres,

Hardback, 235 p., + 1 map, 155 x 245 mm._Latin ISBN 9782503043913. This edition brings together the narratives of three important 12th-century travellers to the newly established Crusader States in the Holy Land, one Anglo-Saxon: Saewulf, and two Germans: John of Wurzburg and Theoderic(us). All three narratives clearly convey the tremendous impression that these visits to the scene of Christ's wanderings on earth produced on our pilgrims. Apart from the independend value of their observations (mainly in Jerusalem, much less in Judea and Samaria), Saewulf is interesting for being the first to give a description of the situation in the Holy Land immediately after the capture of Jerusalem. His narrative reflects the often sorry state of affairs which prevailed at the end of the Fatimid period. The two others are, however, no less important witnesses, of a later period, shortly before Saladin's victory changed everything. . Iohannes Wirziburgensis (Iohannes Herbipolensis) ? Peregrinatio ? ed. R.B.C. Huygens Iohannes Wirziburgensis (Iohannes Herbipolensis) ? Peregrinatio (Appendix inscriptionum) ? ed. R.B.C. Huygens Iohannes Wirziburgensis (Iohannes Herbipolensis) ? Peregrinatio (Appendix liturgica) ? ed. R.B.C. Huygens Saewulf ? Peregrinatio ? ed. R.B.C. Huygens Theodericus quidam ? Peregrinatio ? ed. R.B.C. Huygens