Caminothoughts

Picked up a new account of making the walk from Le Puy the other day, Conrad Rudolph, 2004, Pilgrimage to the end of the World. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-73125-1. The book is thin in both its metaphorical and the physical attributes, a mere 131 pp., and many of those are photographs, but for anyone thinking about making the walk, Pilgrimage to the End of the World would be an excellent first title to read. Mr. Rudolph is an art historian, and the contents of his book indicate that interest, but he was also a pilgrim on the long route, so he makes observations on many matters other than simply the art and architecture enroute.