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
Girolamo Sernigi's Letter
12023-11-27T09:43:32-08:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f52812plain2024-01-12T12:53:16-08:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6fThis letter by Florentine merchant and traveler Girolamo Sernigi attests to the rumors of Prester John circulating in Calcutta. This information can also be found in Venetian navigator Luigi da Cadamosto's Navigatio. It also includes a description of of the type of Christianity practiced by Prester John's people, who are referred to in the letter as "Prester John Christians"
See E.G. Ravenstein's 1898 translation of the Journal of the first Voyage of Vasco da Gama, 1497-1499, pp. 134-35.
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