Lot 08119

Sofiia Petrovna Khitrovo [ed.], “Itineraires russes en Orient”, Geneve, Fick, 1889.

Scarce collection of Russian manuscripts discovered mainly in St Petersburg & Moscow translated in French, describing the itineraries of Russian travelers that visited Constantinople, Mont Athos and the Holy Land between the 12th and 16th century.

More specifically includes: Pilgrimage of the Russian monk Daniel to Jerusalem, Holy Lands, Patmos, Cyprus 1106-1107 – Description of Constantinople by Anthony archbishop of Novgorod 1200 – The pilgrimage of Stephen of Novgorod to Constantinople ca. 1350 – The pilgrimage of Ignatius of Smolensk to Constantinople 1389-1405 – Description of Constantinople by Alexander 1393 – The pilgrimage of the archimandrite Grethenios to the Holy Lands 1400 – Itinerary to Jerusalem by monk Epiphanius 1416 – Life and pilgrimage of the deacon Zosimas to Constantinople, Mont Athos, the Aegean and the Holy Lands 1419-1421 – Description of Constantinople ca.1550 – Pilgrimage of a merchant to the Holy Lands 1465-1466 – Mont Athos by the monk Isaiah 1489 – Travels of Clement and Gregory to the Holy Land and Mont Sinai 1547 – stories of monk Sophronius from Jerusalem 1547- travels of the Hegumen Païssius to Hilandar Monastery of Mont Athos 1550 – the extensive travels report of the merchant and diplomat Basil Posniakov to the Egypt & the Holy Lands 1558-1561.

8vo, pp. 334, 12. Original paper covers soiled and spotted. Browning and occasional spotting throughout, hinge cracked, few sheets loose.