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
Pero Tafur
12015-06-18T14:29:23-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f52818image_header2024-02-12T14:44:31-08:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6fPero (Pedro) Tafur (c. 1410-. 1484) was a Castilian traveler and historian. Between 1436 and 1439 Tafur embarekd on a journey that took him to three continents, allegedly participating in battles and executing diplomatic missions. He met fellow traveler Niccolò da Conti in the Sinai Peninsula, where Conti shared with Tafur information about southeast Asia.
Fifteen years later, Tafur penned an account of these travels, one of few by Castilian travelers in this period, which survive in a single manuscript. The text comments on the legend of Prester John.
12015-05-17T12:25:05-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6fMap 3.1 : Author Origins and Travel (1311-1460)Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com19plain2023-11-22T15:09:06-08:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f
12024-01-05T18:22:12-08:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6fCastilians and Prester JohnChristopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com1plain2024-01-05T18:22:13-08:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f
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