__NOTOC__ The Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society (PPTS) was a

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based in

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, which specialised in publishing editions and translations of

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texts relevant to the history of pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Particular attention was given to accounts by pilgrims and other travellers containing geographical or topographical information, as well as those which discussed the manners and customs of the Holy Land. The original narratives were written in a variety of languages, including

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Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

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, Russian, and

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. 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 The Palestine Exploration Fund is a British society based in London. It was founded in 1865, shortly after the completion of the Ordnance Survey of Jerusalem, and is the oldest known organization in the world created specifically for the stud ...

, for distribution to the members of the PPTS. The editions remain valuable and are frequently cited in scholarly works. A version is also available as ''The Library of the Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society''. Certain well-known pilgrimages included are those of:

Jacques de Vitry Jacques de Vitry (''Jacobus de Vitriaco'', c. 1160/70 – 1 May 1240) was a French canon regular who was a noted theologian and chronicler of his era. He was elected bishop of Acre in 1214 and made cardinal in 1229. His ''Historia Orientali ...

Saint Jerome Jerome (; la, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος; – 30 September 420), also known as Jerome of Stridon, was a Christian priest, confessor, theologian, and historian; he is co ...

's ''Pilgrimage of the Holy Paula'', Mukaddasi's description of

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

, and the ''

Itinerarium Burdigalense The ''Itinerarium Burdigalense'' ("Bordeaux Itinerary"), also known as the ''Itinerarium Hierosolymitanum'' ("Jerusalem Itinerary"), is the oldest known Christian ''itinerarium''. It was written by the "Pilgrim of Bordeaux", an anonymous pilgrim ...

''.

Publications

*(1886):
Description of Syria, including Palestine
' by Mukaddasi (c. 985) *(1887):
Of the Holy Places visited by Antoninus Martyr
' by Antoninus of Piacenza, archive.org *(1887):
Itinerary from Bordeaux to Jerusalem
' by " The Bordeaux Pilgrim", (333), archive.org *(1887): *(1888):
Of the Buildings of Justinian
' by

Procopius Procopius of Caesarea ( grc-gre, Προκόπιος ὁ Καισαρεύς ''Prokópios ho Kaisareús''; la, Procopius Caesariensis; – after 565) was a prominent late antique Greek scholar from Caesarea Maritima. Accompanying the Roman gen ...

(c. 560) *(1889):
The Letters of Paula and Eustochium to Marcella, about the Holy Places (A.D. 386)
' *(1889): *(1890):
Description of the Holy Land
' by John of Würzburg (1160–1170) *(1890):
The Epitome of S. Eucherius about certain Holy Places (ca. A.D. 440) and the Breviary or short description of Jerusalem (ca. A.D. 530)
' *** **alt.: (1890):
The Epitome of S. Eucherius about certain Holy Places (ca. A.D. 440) and the Breviary or short description of Jerusalem (ca. A.D. 530)
' *(1891):
Churches of Constantine at Jerusalem: being translations from Eusenius and the early pilgrims
' **alt.: (1896):
Churches of Constantine at Jerusalem: being translations from Eusenius and the early pilgrims
' *(1891):
The Hodæporicon of Saint Willibald
' (c. 754) by

Huneburc Hygeburg (''floruit'' 760–780), also Hugeburc, Hugeberc, Huneberc or Huneburc, was an Anglo-Saxon nun and hagiographer at the Alemannian monastery of Heidenheim. She is "the first known Englishwoman to have written a full-length literary work" ...

*(1891):
The Pilgrimage of S. Silvia of Aquitania to the Holy Places (ca. A.D. 85)
' *(1891):
Description of the Holy Places. (ca. A.D. 1172)
' by Theoderich *(1892):
Saewolf (A.D. 1102, 1103)
' archive.org *(1893): *(1893): with p
677: Index
*(1893):
Theodosius
' (530) *(1893):
The Itinerary of Bernhard the Wise (A.D. 870) How the City of Jerusalem is Situated, (ca. A.D. 1090?)
' archive.org *(1894):
Anonymous Pilgrims, I–VIII (11th and 12th centuries
' *(1894): *(1894):
Guide-book to Palestine (ca. A.D. 1350)
' archive.org *(1895): (about Arculf) *(1895):
Extracts from Aristeas, Hecatæus, Origen, and other early writers
' **alt.: (1895):
Extracts from Aristeas, Hecatæus, Origen, and other early writers
' *(1896):

Fetellus Rorgo Fretellus, also spelled FetellusJames Rose Macpherson, ed. (1896), Fetellus (circa 1130 A.D.)' (London: Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society), pp. v–x. (fl. 1119–1154),Jonathan Riley-Smith (1981), "Review of ''Rorgo Fretellus de Nazareth et ...

(ca. A.D. 1130),
Translated and Annotated by Rev. James Rose Macpherson
' *(1896): *(1896): *(1896):
The Life of Saladin
' by

Beha Ed-Din Bahāʾ al-Dīn Abū al-Maḥāsin Yūsuf ibn Rāfiʿ ibn Tamīm ( ar, بهاء الدين ابن شداد; the honorific title "Bahā' ad-Dīn" means "splendor of the faith"; sometimes known as Bohadin or Boha-Eddyn) (6 March 1145 – 8 Novem ...

(AD 1137–1193) *(1896):
History of Jerusalem
' by

, 1180 * (1896):
A Description of the Holy Land
' by

Burchard of Mount Sion Burchard of Mount Sion (, also misnamed ''Brocard'' or ''Bocard''; fl. late 13th century), was a German priest, Dominican friar, pilgrim and author probably from Magdeburg in northern Germany, who travelled to the Middle East at the end of the 1 ...

. * (1897):
Vol III, The Pilgrimage of Arculfus (1889)
' The Hodoeporicon of St. Willibald. Description of Syria and Palestine, by Mukaddasi. The Itinerary of Bernhard the Wise. *(1897):
Vol IV A Journey through Syria and Palestine. (1888)
' By

Nasir-I-Khusrau Abu Mo’in Hamid ad-Din Nasir ibn Khusraw al-Qubadiani or Nāsir Khusraw Qubādiyānī Balkhi ( fa, ناصر خسرو قبادیانی, Nasir Khusraw Qubadiani) also spelled as ''Nasir Khusrow'' and ''Naser Khosrow'' (1004 – after 1070 CE) w ...

. The Pilgrimage of Saewulf to Jerusalem. The Pilgrimage of the Russian

abbot Daniel Daniel the Traveller, known also as Daniel the Pilgrim (russian: Даниил Паломник), Daniel of Kiev, or Abbot Daniel, was the first travel writer from the Kievan Rus.Anzovin, p. 201, item 3391: "The first Russian travel-writer was Da ...

. * (1897):
Vol VI, Anonymous Pilgrims. (1894)
' The City of Jerusalem and Ernoul's account of Palestine. The Guide Book to Palestine. Description of the Holy Land, by John Poloner. *(1897):
General Index to the Library of Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society
'

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WorldCat listing of the original edition
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