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Жарких М. І. Гійом де Рубрук.

Жарких М. І. Гійом де Рубрук. – К.: р. (Мережева публікація)

Language of edition: ukrainian

Guillaume de Rubruk (de Rubrouck, year of birth unknown – 1248 – 1265 – year of death unknown) – Fleming of the family, a monk of the Order of Franciscans. He went down in history as the author of a great and very interesting book «Journey to the eastern countries», wrote as report of trip 1252 – 1255 to Mongol Khan Möngke.

This book has not yet been the subject of source research and this article sets the goal to fill up as far as possible the gap.

The Seventh Crusade

Embassy of André de Longjumeau

The political circumstances of the voyage

Structure of the work

Sources of the work

Chronology

Metrology

French realities

Rus’ realities

Historical notes

+ Geography of Eurasia

Problems of translation

Epilogue

Conclusions

Categories

Author: Zharkikh Mykola Ivanovych (1956 –)

Personality: Rubruk V.

Subjects (3): Source studies of the Golden Horde, Source studies on the Mongol empire, Studies of 13 – 16-cent. sources