An Annotated Bibliography of Printed and Online Primary Sources for the Middle Ages
Meehan, Denis, trans., De Locis Sanctis (Scriptores Latini Hiberniae 3. Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1958).
Text name(s): De Locis Sanctis
Number of pages of primary source text: 71
Medieval Author(s): Adomnán of Iona
Dates: 650 - 704
Archival Reference:
Original Language(s): Latin;
Translation: Original language included. English translation.
Translation Comments: Facing page.
Geopolitical Region(s): British Isles; Byzantium; France; Ireland; Middle East; Turkey;
County/Region: Jerusalem
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Record Type(s): Memoir |
Subject Heading(s): Material Culture: Food, Clothing, Household Muslims / Islam Travel / Pilgrimage |
Apparatus: Index Introduction
Comments:
De Locis Sanctis records the journey of a Gaulish bishop to Jerusalem in the years just following the rise of Muslim power in the region. It appears that Adomnan of Iona wrote the text after conversations with the bishop. It includes information about pilgrimage, material culture, the architecture and layout of Jerusalem. Apparatus include grammatical and content indices.
Introduction Summary:
Introduction (1-34) includes notes on Adamnan’s life, work, sources; historical background to the journey; manuscript history; analysis of the topography of the journey described in the text.
Cataloger: JMG