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Burchard of Mount Sion, O. P. - Descriptio Terrae Sanctae (Hardcover)
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Burchard of Mount Sion, O. P. - Descriptio Terrae Sanctae (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Medieval Texts
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In his 'Description of the Holy Land', written in Latin around
1283, the Dominican Burchard explores the land in a series of
itineraries starting from Acre in the north, and then from
Jerusalem in the south. His particular concern is to identify and
describe towns and other sites mentioned in the Bible as an aid to
pilgrims and biblical scholars. He treated the evidence of the
Bible and other sources carefully, he used the evidence of
place-names preserved from antiquity, and he knew the land from
personal observation, not simply from the writings of his
predecessors. His identifications (e.g., of Dan and Beersheba) are
not always supported by modern archaeological evidence, but he
understood the importance of it, as shown by his explanation of the
survival below ground level of early Christian sites, and his
discussion of the site of ancient Jerusalem. Burchard's work exists
in both a longer and a shorter, abbreviated, version. This book
contains the Latin texts, drawn from selected manuscripts, complete
with apparatus criticus, and translations of both versions.
Introductory chapters cover what is known of Burchard and his
career, the manuscript evidence for his two versions of the
Descriptio and their relationship, an account of the different
printed editions of Burchard's work, a study of his presentation of
the geography of the land, and a discussion of early maps showing
knowledge of his work. Further chapters explore the churches
visited by Burchard, and his use of scripture and other written
sources. Burchard names over four hundred places; the
identification of biblical places is central to his work.
Consistency in the spelling of biblical place-names deriving from
ancient Hebrew or Greek and handed down via Latin, Arabic, and
through many biblical translations in different languages, is
well-nigh impossible. This book includes a list of the Latin names
used by Burchard, together with their English equivalents as
commonly used by modern scholars, and also as found in the
historical maps of the Atlas of Israel (2nd edition, 1970).
Palestine Grid coordinates have been added for ease of precise
location on the map. Eight maps have been included to illustrate
Burchard's knowledge of the Holy Land and the Egypt described in
his final chapters.
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