The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian: Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the East, Volum 1

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Cambridge University Press, 2 de des. 2010 - 612 pàgines
The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian is a nineteenth-century edition of the famous travelogue written by Rustichello da Pisa and Marco Polo, describing the travels of the latter through Asia, Persia, China and Indonesia between 1271 and 1291. The book secured lasting fame for its editor, the prominent geographer and literary scholar Henry Yule, who was awarded the founder's medal of the Royal Geographical Society for his efforts. The two-volume work, the result of Yule's research in Palermo, Venice, Florence, Paris and London and of extensive correspondence with scholars around the world, has long been considered an authoritative source on Polo's travels. Volume I contains Books One and Two of the travelogue and contains descriptions of the lands of the Middle East and Central Asia that Polo encountered en route to China. Book II covers Polo's time in China and the court of Kublai Khan.

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DEDICATION
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OBSCURITIES IN THE HISTORY OF HIS LIFE AND BOOK
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SKETCH OF THE STATE OF THE EAST AT THE TIME OF
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RUSTICIANO
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NOTICES OF MARCO POLOS HISTORY AFTER THE TER
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MARCO POLOS BOOK AND THE LANGUAGE IN WHICH
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CONTEMPORARY RECOGNITION OF POLO AND HIS BOOK
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NATURE OF POLOS INFLUENCE ON GEOGRAPHICAL KNOW
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OF THE PROVINCE OF CHARCHAN
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OF THE PROVINCE OF CAMUL
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OF THE PROVINCE OF SUKCHUR
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OF THE CITY OF ETZINA
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OF CHINGHIS AND HOW HE BECAME THE FIRST Kaan
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THE BATTLE BETWEEN CHINGHIS KAAN AND PRESTER
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EXPLANATIONS REGARDING THE BASIS ADOPTED FOR
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СНАР
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CHAP
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ligious Indifference of the Mongol Princes
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HOW THE TWO BROTHERS SET OUT FROM ACRE
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How MESSER NICOLO MESSER MAFFEO AND MESSER
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BOOK FIRST
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HOW THE CALIF OF BAUDAS TOOK COUNSEL TO SLAY
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OF THE MONASTERY OF SAINT BARSAMO ON THE BORDERS
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OF THE EIGHT KINGDOMS OF PERSIA AND
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CONCERNING THE GREAT CITY OF YASDI
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CONCERNING THE CITY OF SAPURGAN
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OF THE PROVINCE OF BADASHAN
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OF THE PROVINCE OF KESHIMUR
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OF THE KINGDOM OF CASCAR
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HOW THE GREAT KAAN MARCHED AGAINST NAYAN
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How THE GREAT KAAN CAUSED NAYAN TO BE PUT
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How THE KAAN REWARDED THE VALOUR OF
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CONCERNING THE PERSON OF THE GREAT KAAN
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NOTES I Kublais intended Heir 2 His other Sons
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CONCERNING THE TWO BROTHERS WHO HAVE CHARGE
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CONCERNING THE OPPRESSIONS OF ACHMATH
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HOW THE GREAT KAAN CAUSETH THE BARK OF TREES
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HOW THE KAANS POSTS AND RUNNERS ARE SPED
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HOW THE GREAT KAAN CAUSES TREES TO BE PLANTED
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CONCERNING THE ASTROLOGERS IN THE CITY OF
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NOTES I Textual 2 Do 3 Exceptions to the general charge
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