The International Prester John Project: How A Global Legend Was Created Across Six CenturiesMain MenuOrientation to ProjectPath One: 1122-1235Path Two: 1236-1310 ADPath Three : 1311-1460 ADPath Four : 1461-1520 ADPath Five: 1521-1699 ADPath Six: 1700-1800 ADChristopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f Global Middle Ages
A Collection of Curious Travels and Voyages
12023-12-05T13:39:17-08:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f52814plain2023-12-09T09:29:44-08:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6fJohn Ray (1627-1705) penned this imaginative travelogue, clearly inspired by Mandeville, in 1693. In discussing Prester John, Ray asserts that the priest king sent griffins from his home in Africa to the Persian king in order to seek a military alliance against the Turks.
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1media/Screen Shot 2021-05-31 at 12.22.29 PM.png2015-06-18T14:51:14-07:00The Book of John Mandeville19image_header2023-05-08T17:08:26-07:00