Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society

The Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society (PPTS) was a

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, for distribution to the members of the PPTS.^[1]

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.^[2]

Certain well-known pilgrimages included are those of:

• (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): Jerome (1887). The Pilgrimage of the Holy Paula. Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society.
• (1888): Of the Buildings of Justinian by Procopius (c. 560)
• (1889): The Letters of Paula and Eustochium to Marcella, about the Holy Places (A.D. 386)
• (1889): Phokas, J. (1889). The Pilgrimage of Johannes Phocas in the Holy Land. Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society.
• (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)
  • • Antoninus of Piacenza (1890). Of the Holy Places Visited by Antoninus Martyr About the year A.D. 570. London: Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society.
  • 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
• (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): Fabri, Felix (1893). Felix Fabri (ca. A.D. 1480–1483) vol II, part I. Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society.
• (1893): Fabri, Felix (1893). Felix Fabri (ca. A.D. 1480–1483) vol II, part II. Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society. 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): Poloner, John (1894). John Poloner's description of the Holy Land (ca. A.D. 1421). Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society.
• (1894): Guide-book to Palestine (ca. A.D. 1350) archive.org
• (1895): Adomnán (1895). Pilgrimage of Arculfus in the Holy Land (about the year A.D. 670). Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society. (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 (ca. A.D. 1130), Translated and Annotated by Rev. James Rose Macpherson
• (1896): Fabri, Felix (1896). Felix Fabri (ca. A.D. 1480–1483) vol I, part I. Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society.
• (1896): Fabri, Felix (1896). Felix Fabri (ca. A.D. 1480–1483) vol I, part II. Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society.
• (1896): The Life of Saladin by
  Beha Ed-Din
  (AD 1137–1193)
• (1896): History of Jerusalem by Jacques de Vitry, 1180
• (1896): A Description of the Holy Land by Burchard of Mount Sion.
• (1897): Vol III, The Pilgrimage of Arculfus (1889) The Hodoeporicon of
  Mukaddasi
  . The Itinerary of Bernhard the Wise.
• (1897): Vol IV A Journey through Syria and Palestine. (1888) By
  Saewulf to Jerusalem. The Pilgrimage of the Russian abbot Daniel
  .
• (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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