Casola, Pietro, Canon Pietro Casola's Pilgrimage to Jerusalem in the year 1494

(Manchester :  At the University Press,  1907.)

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CONTENTS
 

Facsimile page from the Book of Prayers and Gospels for the

Triduan Litanies...........................   Frontispiece

Map   ..............................   At End of Introduction

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Preface     ..........................................       v

Historical Introduction      ..............................       1

Chapter I.    Casola determines to undertake a pilgrimage to Jeru¬
salem, and after receiving the archiepiscopal benediction, leaves

Milan on May 15th, arriving at Venice on May 20th.........    115

Chapter II.   Description  of Venice.      He meets Fra Francesco

Trivulzio   .......................................    124

Chapter III.    Visits to various monasteries and churches at Venice.

The Arsenal.    Glass Industry.    Venetian Men and Women ...    134
Chapter IV.   Festival of the Corpus Domini.      Preparations for

leaving Venice....................................    146

Chapter V.    Casola embarks.    Description of the galley, the Con-

tarina.    Voyage from Venice to Zara   ..................    155

Chapter VI.    Voyage from Zara to Ragusa    ...............    168

Chapter VII.    From Ragusa to Modone.................    ...    181

Chapter VIII.    From Modone to Rhodes............    ......    195

Chapter IX.    From Rhodes to Jaffa     .....................    212

Chapter X.   The galley anchors at Jaffa.    Casola lands after con¬
siderable delays caused by the Governor of Gaza   .........    221

Chapter XI.   Journey from Jaffa to Jerusalem...............    236

Chapter XII.   Visits to the Holy Places at Jerusalem, Bethlehem,

etc...........................................    246

Chapter XIII.    Visit to the River Jordan and Jericho.   Description

of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.    Visit to Bethany......    266

Chapter  XIV.   Return to Jaffa.    Departure  for the West after

renewed difficulties with the Governor of Gaza............    281

Chapter XV.   Return voyage to Rhodes...............     ,.    292

Chapter XVI.    From Rhodes to Modone     ..............    309

Chapter XVII.    From Modone to Parenzo..................    321

Chapter XVIII.   Return of galley to Venice.      Festival on All

Saints' Day.    Casola arrives back at Milan...............    336

Notes        ..................................            ..    349

Appendix..........................................    403

Index        ...................................      413
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