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The Travels of Marco Polo

Polo, Marco (Book - 1992)
The Travels of Marco Polo


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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

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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.

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Alternate Title: Travels
Additional Contributors: Latham, R. E.
Imprint: London ; New York - Penguin Books
Pages: 379
ISBN: 0140440577
Call number: 915 P778tL
Language: English
Notes: Includes index
Statement of responsibility: translated and with an introduction by Ronald Latham
Characteristics: 379 p. :,ill., geneal. table., maps ;,20 cm
Author (Original Script): Polo, Marco
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