Syllabus
Topics1. Primary and secondary sources
2. Roads and means of travelling3. Itinerant rulers4. Diplomats on the road
5. Peripatetic ecclesiastics6. University peregrination7. Trade and traders8. Itinerant craftsmen9. Pilgrimages10. Inns and their hospitality11. Cost of travelling12. Final test
Annotation
The course provides students with insights into different aspects of early modern time travelling. Source criticism to contemporary sources (chronicles, travel accounts, itineraries, books of travels, charters, etc.) within major topics (such as war campaigns, pilgrimage, university peregrination, diplomacy, trade and crafts) constitutes an important feature of the course.