The Travels
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Title
The Travels
Creator
Marco Polo
Publisher
Penguin UK
Date
1974-11-28
Language
en
Type
Book
Zotero
Item Type
Book
ISBN
978-0-14-190657-7
Abstract Note
Marco Polo was the most famous traveller of his time. His voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China, after which he served the Kubilai Khan on numerous diplomatic missions. On his return to the West he was made a prisoner of war and met Rustichello of Pisa, with whom he collaborated on this book. The accounts of his travels provide a fascinating glimpse of the different societies he encountered: their religions, customs, ceremonies and way of life; on the spices and silks of the East; on precious gems, exotic vegetation and wild beasts. He tells the story of the holy shoemaker, the wicked caliph and the three kings, among a great many others, evoking a remote and long-vanished world with colour and immediacy.
Date
1974-11-28
Extra
Google-Books-ID: HLxwRuyH_P0C
Language
en
Library Catalog
Google Books
Num Pages
713
Publisher
Penguin UK
Title
The Travels
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Google Books Link
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Citation
Marco Polo, “The Travels,” Mondiale Middeleeuwen, accessed April 24, 2025, http://mondialemiddeleeuwen.web.rug.nl/items/show/352.