I viaggi di Ibn Battuta – Selected Travels with Colour Illustrations (Francesco Gabrieli)

I viaggi di Ibn Battuta – Selected Travels with Colour Illustrations (Francesco Gabrieli)

I viaggi di Ibn Battuta is a curated selection and Italian translation from the Arabic of the seminal travelogue by the medieval Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta, edited and translated by distinguished Italian orientalist Francesco Gabrieli. The original account chronicles Ibn Battuta’s extraordinary 28year journey that began in 1325 from Tangier, taking him across North and West Africa, the Middle East, India, Southeast Asia, and China, where he encountered diverse cultures, societies, and traditions.

This edition, published by Sansoni (Florence 1961), presents a curated selection of Ibn Battuta’s narratives enriched by 31 fullcolour illustrations outside the text, which visually complement the travel accounts and bring to life historic places, events, and cultural contexts described by the traveller.

Suitable for readers with an interest in world travel literature, historical and cultural exploration, and Islamic civilization, this volume blends textual richness with visual enhancement, offering an engaging window into one of history’s most remarkable pilgrimages and voyages.

Author: Ibn Battuta (selection and Italian translation by Francesco Gabrieli)

Language: Italian

Publisher: Sansoni, Florence, 1961

Contents: Selected travel accounts with 31 colour plates

Genre: Travel literature, history, medieval exploration