(19.) 1866. Edited by Professor Philip Bruun. Odessa. 8vo.
Title.—Pouteshestvy’ye Ivana Schiltbergera pa Yevrope, Asii y Afrike, s. 1394 po 1427 god.
Published in the Records of the Imperial University of New Russia, vol. i.
This attempt at a Bibliography of the Travels of Johann Schiltberger is no doubt far from being complete; but I believe it to be the first of its sort. The details given by Bibliographers are not, in many cases, very explicit, and no little difficulty has been experienced in collecting desirable information, replies to enquiries not being always readily obtained.
According to Tobler, for instance, the university at Berlin possesses copies of six different editions; but my requests for particulars have not been successful—and so in other quarters.
Feci quod potui, faciant meliora potentes.
INTRODUCTION
“was ich die zit in dem land der haidenschafft strites und wunders herfaren Und och was ich hoptstett und wassers gesehen und gemercken mügen hab Davon vindent ir hienach geschriben villicht nicht gar volkomenlich Dorumb das ich ein gefangener man vnd nicht min selbs was Aber sovil ich des hon begriffen vnd mercken mocht So hon ich die land vnd die stett genant nach den sprachen der land”—Schiltberger.