TY - BOOK AU - Giraldus,Cambrensis TI - The Itinerary of Archbishop Baldwin Through Wales AV - DA PY - 1997/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Wales -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 KW - Wales -- Social life and customs KW - Baldwin, Archbishop of Canterbury, approximately 1120-1190 N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itinerarium_Cambriae; Release date is 1997-12-01; Transcribed from the 1912 J. M. Dent and Sons edition by David Price; Original publication data not identified N2 - "The Itinerary of Archbishop Baldwin Through Wales" by Giraldus Cambrensis is a medieval account written in 1191. The work chronicles Gerald of Wales's journey accompanying the Archbishop of Canterbury through Wales in 1188 to recruit crusaders for the Third Crusade. This Latin text provides valuable descriptions of Welsh and Norman culture, offering observations colored by Gerald's unique perspective. Despite his mixed heritage—descended from both Welsh princes and Norman barons—Gerald strives for impartiality in documenting the customs and conflicts he witnesses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1148 ER -