Anselme Adorne, Sire de Corthuy, Pèlerin De Terre-Sainte / Sa Famille, Sa Vie, Ses Voyages Et Son Temps

The narrative reconstructs the life and travels of a nobleman and pilgrim who moves between Flanders, Italy, the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the Levant, combining tournament exploits, diplomatic missions, and maritime voyages. It outlines family origins, civic and ducal duties, encounters with rulers and religious centers, and descriptive impressions of cities, islands, and courts. Episodes of rescue, captivity, and political reversal recur, producing a troubled final career, while the text situates individual adventures within the broader diplomatic, military, and cultural shifts of the late medieval European and eastern Mediterranean worlds.