The nationalities of the 45 authors

 

Ten French: Bernard, Odolric, Richard the Blessed, Pope Urban II, Fulcher, Anonymous (Codex L), Bartolf, Guibert, Peter the Venerable, Ambrose.

Five Muslim Arabs: al-Jahiz, al-Masudi, Ibn al-Qass, Ibn Shaddad, Yaqut.

Five Byzantine Greeks: Arethas of Caesarea, Niketas, Emperor John VI Kantakouzenos, Perdikas, Ananias.

Five Germans: Othmarus, Ekkehard, Albert of Aachen, Theodorich, Johann Schiltberger.

Four Englishmen: William of Malmesbury, Abbot Richard, John Mandeville, Charles Warren.

Three Russians: Daniel, Grethenios, Posniakov.

Three Muslim Persians: al-Biruni, Ali of Herat, Zakariya al-Qazwini.

Three Icelanders: Niculas Bergsson, two anonymous.

Two Armenians: Kirakos Gantzaketsi, Matthew of Edessa.

One Syrian: Saint Theodore the Sabbaite.

One Italian: Caffaro.

One Moldavian: Parthenius Ageev.

One Swiss: Felix Fabri.

One Anonymous: Torino Codex.