Bernhard von Breidenbach (also ''Breydenbach'') (ca. 1440 – 1497) was a politician in the

Electorate of Mainz The Electorate of Mainz (german: Kurfürstentum Mainz or ', la, Electoratus Moguntinus), previously known in English as Mentz and by its French name Mayence, was one of the most prestigious and influential states of the Holy Roman Empire. In the ...

. He wrote a travel report, ''Peregrinatio in terram sanctam'' (1486), from his travels to the

Holy Land The Holy Land; Arabic: or is an area roughly located between the Mediterranean Sea and the Eastern Bank of the Jordan River, traditionally synonymous both with the biblical Land of Israel and with the region of Palestine. The term "Holy ...

. In Jerusalem he met

Felix Fabri Felix Fabri (also spelt Faber; 1441 – 1502) was a Swiss Dominican theologian. He left vivid and detailed descriptions of his pilgrimages to Palestine and also in 1489 authored a book on the history of Swabia, entitled ''Historia Suevorum''. H ...

.Fabri, 1893, p
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References

Bibliography

*Davies, Hugh Wm., 1911
Bernhard von Breydenbach and his journey to the Holy Land 1483-4 : a bibliography
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Works by Breydenbach

* '' Peregrinatio in terram sanctam'', Mainz 1486 () * Andreas Klußmann (Hrsg.): ''Bernhard von Breydenbach: Peregrinatio in terram sanctam. Erste deutsche Ausgabe von Peter Schöffer, Mainz 1486.'' Faksimile, 159 Blätter, zahlreiche Illustrationen und Faltpanoramen, Saarbrücken 2008, . * Isolde Mozer (Hrsg.): ''Bernhard von Breydenbach: Peregrinatio in terram sanctam. Eine Pilgerreise ins Heilige Land. Frühneuhochdeutscher Text und Übersetzung''. de Gruyter, Berlin 2010, . (Rezension.) * ''Bewehrtes Reisebuch deß heiligen Lands, oder, Eine gründliche Beschreibung aller Meer- und Bilgerfahrten zum heiligen Lande, so von vielen hohen, auch andern Stands Personen, zu Wasser und Land vorgenommen... Da auch weiters Die eigentliche Beschreibung deß gantzen heiligen Lands Palaestinae, sampt desselben Landschaften'' Digitalisat. {{Authority control 1440 births 1497 deaths Medieval Knights of the Holy Sepulchre Mainz