Michele Campopiano is Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) at the Centre for Medieval Studies of the University of York, UK. He has participated in a number of international projects and held several grants, including a Humboldt Fellowship for Experienced Researchers.

Winner of the 2021 San Francesco Prize

Engages with the growing field of memory studies and advances scholarship on pilgrimage and 'crusade memory', two emerging areas of research

Presents a path-breaking case study on the creation process of cultural memory, based on extensive archival research on a number of unknown medieval manuscripts

Appeals to scholars and students of medieval history, book history, manuscript studies, history of the Middle East, cultural memory, medieval literature, religious studies, and theology

Introduction.- 1. The Franciscan Holy Land.- 2. The Convent Of Mount Zion And Book Production And Circulation.- 3. Early Franciscan Descriptions Of The Holy Land.- 4. Franciscan Compilations, Miscellaneous Manuscripts And Composite Volumes On The Holy Land.- 5. Franciscan Descriptions Of The Holy Land In The Fifteenth Century.- 6. Between The Late Middle Ages And The Renaissance.- 7. The Lists Of Holy Places And Indulgences (Indulgenziarii) And Their Diffusion.- 8. Franciscan Texts And Late Pilgrimage Accounts.- Conclusion.