Download or read book A Story in Stones written by John Jeremy Hespeler-Boultbee and published by CCB Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Story in Stones explores the relationship between Portugal and Ethiopia during the 16th and 17th centuries from a unique perspective. Through historical research and many years of fieldwork J.J. Hespeler-Boultbee reveals Portugal's early Renaissance contact within the Ethiopian Highlands using a description of contemporary architectural vestige. What started as a mission of exploration and discovery for the Christian kingdom of the great Emperor Prester John and Portugal's search for an ally against Islamic forces developed into diplomatic, military, religious, cultural and most long lasting of all, architectural ties between Portugal and Ethiopia. This great search started with the overland route of Portuguese explorer Pro da Covilh that led him to the Ethiopian Highlands in 1493, thirty-seven years before Portugal's diplomatic embassy mission of 1520. The story within the stones can still be seen in the ancient Portuguese and Gondarine ruins which are still of great influence in today's architectural design in this region. J.J. Hespeler-Boultbee explores over thirty different sites within the Highlands, many of which are remote and rarely visited. Fully illustrated with colour photos and drawings. Review: "We are deeply indebted to Jeremy Hespeler-Boultbee... for his initiative in studying Portuguese, Portuguese-Indian or Ethio-Portuguese buildings in Ethiopia, and thus opening an entirely new field of Ethio-Portuguese studies." - Richard Pankhurst, Institute of Ethiopian Studies, Addis Ababa University About the Author: J.J. Hespeler-Boultbee is an Art & Architectural Historian and Associate of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies, Addis Ababa University. Having worked in Portugal as a lecturer at the University of Lisbon, an associate for CIDEHUS, the research and development organization at the University of vora and as a Master Builder and Stonemason restoring old and traditional houses for over twelve years, he is uniquely qualified in this field of research.

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Download or read book The Life of Prince Henry of Portugal Surnamed the Navigator and Its Results Comprising the Discovery Within One Century of Half the World from Authentic Contemporary Documents written by Richard Henry Major and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Life of Prince Henry of Portugal written by Richard Henry Major and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-06-29 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1868, this book follows the life of Prince Henry, including chapters on the Siege of Tangier, the capture of Ceuta and the death of Prince Henry.

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Download or read book Hamburg Marco Polo Guide written by Marco Polo and published by Mair Dumont Marco Polo. This book was released on 2014-01-15 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marco Polo Guides are packed with unique insider tips. Straightforward information is presented in an engaging format which will appeal to the young and the young at heart. Includes a street atlas and a separate pull-out map.

Download or read book Portugal written by John Laidlar and published by Oxford, England : Clio Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation. A bibliography citing and annotating over 750 publications on Portugal for English readers. They range across disciplines such as history, archaeology, biography, emigrants and overseas colonies, finance and banking, labor, science and technology, sport, periodicals, literature, transport, science, flora, religion, and politics. The emphasis is on works published during or since the 1980s, but a number of earlier titles are also included. A substantial introduction outlines the country's history. Laidlar (Portuguese, U. of Manchester) updates P.T.H. Unwin's 1987 first edition. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

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Download or read book Al Garve Marco Polo Pocket Guide written by MARCO POLO TRAVEL PUBLISHING. and published by Marco Polo Guides. This book was released on 2022-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let Marco Polo Algarve guide you around this beautiful region. Discover boutique hotels, authentic restaurants and ideas for travel with kids with this handy, pocket-sized, authoritative guide, packed with Insider Tips. Let Marco Polo show you all that Algarve has to offer...

Download or read book Munich Marco Polo Guide written by Karl Forster and published by Mair Dumont Marco Polo. This book was released on 2013-01-02 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marco Polo Guides are packed with unique insider tips. Straightforward information is presented in an engaging format which will appeal to the young and the young at heart. Includes a street atlas and a separate pull-out map.

Download or read book Portugal s Rota Vicentina written by Gillian Price and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2024-07-01 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guidebook to trekking Portugal’s Rota Vicentina, a 224km (139 mile) trail comprised of the Historial Way (Caminho Histórico) and the Fishermen’s Trail (Trilho dos Pescadores). With the central stages hugging the Atlantic seaboard, the route stretches from Santiago do Cacém to the southwestern tip of mainland Europe at Cabo de São Vicente. The trail is suitable for most walkers, with stages graded easy or moderate. The main route is presented in 12 stages of between 12 and 24km (7–15 miles). Also included in the guidebook is a four-stage inland variant running north from Odeceixe to form a circuit with the northern half of the main route. Route description illustrated with 1:100,000 mapping GPX files available for download Refreshment and accommodation information provided for each trek stage Accommodation listings Advice on planning and preparation

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Download or read book Ludolph Von Suchem s Description of the Holy Land and of the Way Thither written by Ludolf von Suchem and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond the fact that he made a journey to the Holy Land between 1336 and 1341, very little is known about Ludolf von Suchem (whose first name may in fact have been Rudolf). However, his work has long been regarded as a major source of information about the eastern Mediterranean in the fourteenth century, owing to its high level of detail. Ludolf states his intention to describe the region, its buildings, towns, fortified places, people, customs, stories and legends, drawing on both his own observations, and on information from the 'kings, princes, nobles and lords' with whom he spent days and nights in conversation. Some stories are clearly travellers' tales, but others, like his account of the fall of Acre (1291), based on reports by eyewitnesses, are both full and convincing. This English translation, by Aubrey Stewart (1844-1918), of Ludolf's Latin text was published in 1895.

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Download or read book The Paleogene and Neogene of Western Iberia Portugal written by João Pais and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-10-06 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume includes a general description of the Portuguese Cenozoic basins in the Iberian tectonic context. The main stratigraphic units, including sedimentological, stratigraphical and palaeontological data, are characterized. Correlations between different sectors are presented as well as general paleogeographical evolution maps. The volume includes a general bibliography concerning the Cenozoic of Portugal.