Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society

The Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society, also known as PPTS, provides a collection of medieval documents, primarily chronicles of individual pilgrims such as during the Crusades. The society was established in London, for the purpose of providing translations of those documents which were written by pilgrims and other travelers between the 4th and 15th centuries. Particular attention was given to accounts with geographical or topographical information, as well as accounts which discussed the manners and customs of the Holy Land. The original narratives were written in a variety of languages, including Greek, Latin, Arabic, Hebrew, Old French, Russian, and German.

The Society first started publishing its work in 1884, and continued for eleven years, publishing a total of twelve volumes. In 1896, these works were transferred to the Palestine Exploration Fund, for distribution to the members of the PPTS.^[1]

The collection is often cited as source material in scholarly works about the time period. A version is also available as The library of the Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society.^[2]

Certain well-known pilgrimages included are those of:

• Unknown Pilgrim of Bordeaux
• Saint Jerome's Pilgrimage of the Holy Paula
• Mukadda's description of Syria
• Jacques de Vitry
• Bohaedden's Life of Saladin
• John Poloner's description of the Holy Land

See also

• Victorian societies for text publication

Notes

1. ^ The New International Encyclopedia, edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby, 1903
2. ^ The library of the Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society. AMS Press. 1971. ISBN 978-0404048907. 

References

• Jackson, Peter (2005). The Mongols and the West, 1221-1410. Longman. ISBN 0582368960. 

External links

• John Poloner's description of the Holy Land, Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society, provided online by Pueblo University
• WorldCat listing