Embassy to Tamerlane

<p>'Clavijo was so keen and intelligent an observer and so lively a retailer of travel gossip that this is a very welcome addition to the series.' <em>New Statesman</em><br>Covering thousands of miles Clavijo's epic journey began and ended in Cadiz taking in Rhodes Constantinople the Black Sea and Central Asia.<br>Guy Le Strange's extensive introduction gives excellent historical and political background for the account and the material is supplemented with seven maps and plans.</p>