Author: John MandevillePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
The Buke of John Maundeuill, Being the Travels of Sir John Mandeville, Knight, 1322 - 1356, a Hitherto Unpublished English Version from the Unique Copy (Egerton Ms. 1982) in the British Museum
Author: John MandevilleThe Travels of Marco Polo (Vol. 1&2)
Author: Marco PoloPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 1656
Book Description
The Travels of Marco Polo is a 13th-century travelogue written down by Rustichello da Pisa from stories told by Italian explorer Marco Polo, describing Polo's travels through Asia between 1271 and 1295, and his experiences at the court of Kublai Khan. The Travels is divided into four books. Book One describes the lands of the Middle East and Central Asia that Marco encountered on his way to China. Book Two describes China and the court of Kublai Khan. Book Three describes some of the coastal regions of the East: Japan, India, Sri Lanka, South-East Asia, and the east coast of Africa. Book Four describes some of the then-recent wars among the Mongols and some of the regions of the far north, like Russia. Polo's writings included descriptions of cannibals and spice-growers.
The Travels of Marco Polo
Author: Henry YulePublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3732620700
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1118
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
The Buke of John Maundeuill, Being the Travels of Sir John Mandeville Knight, 1322-1356
Author: Jean de MandevillePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Illumination of books and manuscripts
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
The Travels of Marco Polo
Author: Marco PoloPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486275876
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 899
Book Description
A vast treasury of invaluable observations on the peoples and geography of the Near East and Asia in the 13th century. Detailed descriptions of cities, customs, laws, crops, animals, politicals, more.
The Book of Marvels and Travels
Author: Sir John MandevillePublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199600600
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
In his Book of Marvels and Travels, Sir John Mandeville describes a journey from Europe to Jerusalem and on into Asia, and the many wonderful and monstrous peoples and practices in the East. A captivating blend of fact and fantasy, Mandeville's Book is newly translated in an edition that brings us closer to Mandeville's worldview.
Book of Ser Marco Polo
Author: Marco PoloCatalogue of the Famous Library of Printed Books, Illuminated Manuscripts, Autograph Letters and Engravings
Author: Henry HuthPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bookbinding
Languages : en
Pages : 986
Book Description
The Voyages of Marco Polo
Author: Marco PoloPublisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 1866
Book Description
The Voyages of Marco Polo is a 13th-century travelogue written down by Rustichello da Pisa from stories told by Italian explorer Marco Polo, describing Polo's travels through Asia between 1271 and 1295, and his experiences at the court of Kublai Khan. The Travels is divided into four books. Book One describes the lands of the Middle East and Central Asia that Marco encountered on his way to China. Book Two describes China and the court of Kublai Khan. Book Three describes some of the coastal regions of the East: Japan, India, Sri Lanka, South-East Asia, and the east coast of Africa. Book Four describes some of the then-recent wars among the Mongols and some of the regions of the far north, like Russia. Polo's writings included descriptions of cannibals and spice-growers.
Author: Marco Polo