The travels of Marco Polo.
With 25 illus. in full color from a fourteenth-century MS. in the Bibliothèque nationale, Paris.
by Marco Polo
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Join the 13th century merchants Marco, Niccolo and Maffeo Polo as they journey from their native city of Venice to the faraway land of Cathay, or China. There, young Marco will meet Kublai Khan, the ruler of the vast Mongolian empire. Read about his many adventures serving the Khan in the lands East of Europe, and his adventures coming back home to Venice. This medieval book, dictated by Marco while imprisoned in Genoa, was one of the inspirations of the Age of Exploration during the Renaissance, and it still intrigues readers today to learn of the Polo's adventures in the far East.
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Description and travel, Voyages and travels, History, Mongols, Early works to 1800, Chinese Inscriptions, Travel, Early maps, Travelers, Biography, Bibliography, Biblioteca civica (Padua, Italy), Illumination of books and manuscripts, Mongals, Pre-Linnean works, Descriptions et voyages, Natural history, Specimens, Voyages, Journeys, Italians, Asie, Medieval Travel, Miniature books, Fairy tales, Medieval Illumination of books and manuscripts, Polo, marco, 1254-1323?, Mongols, history, Asia, description and travel, Histoire, French literature, Translations into English, Asien, Reseskildringar, Medieval Civilization, Mongols--history, G370 .p72 1958, 915People
Marco Polo (1254-1323?), Polo family, Genghis Khan (1162-1227), Henry Yule Sir (1820-1889), Pliny the Elder, Marco PoloTimes
Early works to 1800, To 1500, To 1900, Before 1450, Before 1500Showing 10 featured editions. View all 114 editions?
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"The text is based on the Marsden-Wright translation as used in the Everyman's edition ... The originals for illustrations may be found in the Bibliothèque nationale, Paris (Codex 2810)"
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