The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian: Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the East, Volum 1John Murray, 1875 - 606 pàgines |
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Pàgina vii
... early lost to the world , Col. KEATINGE , V.C. , C.S.I. , Major - General KEYES , C.B. , Dr. GEORGE BIRdwood , Mr. BURGESS , of Bombay , my old and valued friend Col. W. H. GREATHED , C.B. , and the Master of Medieval Geography M. D ...
... early lost to the world , Col. KEATINGE , V.C. , C.S.I. , Major - General KEYES , C.B. , Dr. GEORGE BIRdwood , Mr. BURGESS , of Bombay , my old and valued friend Col. W. H. GREATHED , C.B. , and the Master of Medieval Geography M. D ...
Pàgina ix
... early 14th century . Was it possible that he had lighted on the long - lost original of Ramusio's Version ? No ; it proved to be dif ferent . Instead of the tedious story of the northern wars , which occupies much of our Fourth Book ...
... early 14th century . Was it possible that he had lighted on the long - lost original of Ramusio's Version ? No ; it proved to be dif ferent . Instead of the tedious story of the northern wars , which occupies much of our Fourth Book ...
Pàgina xxi
... early number of the 7. N. China Branch R. Asiatic Society will contain a more important paper , viz .: Remarks on Marco Polo's Travels to the North of China , derived from Chinese sources ; by the ARCHIMANDRITE PALLADIUS . This ...
... early number of the 7. N. China Branch R. Asiatic Society will contain a more important paper , viz .: Remarks on Marco Polo's Travels to the North of China , derived from Chinese sources ; by the ARCHIMANDRITE PALLADIUS . This ...
Pàgina xxiii
... earliest Biographer ; his Account of Polo . 3. He vindicates Polo ' : Geography . 4. Compares him with Columbus . 5. Recounts a Tradition of the Traveller's Return to Venice . 6. Recounts Marco's Capture by the Genoese . 7. His ...
... earliest Biographer ; his Account of Polo . 3. He vindicates Polo ' : Geography . 4. Compares him with Columbus . 5. Recounts a Tradition of the Traveller's Return to Venice . 6. Recounts Marco's Capture by the Genoese . 7. His ...
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... earliest 2. The first person who attempted to gather and string the facts of Marco Polo's personal history was his countryman , the celebrated John Baptist Ramusio . His essay abounds in what we now know to be errors of detail , but ...
... earliest 2. The first person who attempted to gather and string the facts of Marco Polo's personal history was his countryman , the celebrated John Baptist Ramusio . His essay abounds in what we now know to be errors of detail , but ...
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14th century Akhtuba ancient appears Arabic Arbre Armenian Asia authority Badakhshan Bauduin Bolghar Book Brothers Buddhist called Cathay century CHAPTER character Charchan China Chinese Chinghiz Christians Court Crusca death Desert doubt East Emperor Envoys French Friar galleys Genoese Geographic gold honour Hormuz horses Hulaku Ibn Batuta India Italian journey Kaan Kaan's Kashgar Kashmir Kerman Khan Khanikoff Khotan King kingdom Kipchak Kublai Lady Latin latter lire Lord Maffeo Mahomedan Mahommet Marco Polo medieval mentioned Messer Marco miles Mongol mountains Nestorian Nicolo NOTE original Palace Pashai passage Pauthier Pauthier's text Persia plain Polo's Pope Prester John Prince probably province quoted Ramusio Rashiduddin regard river route Saracens Sarai says seems seen seqq Soldaia speaks story Tangut Tartars tell Tibet Tibetan told town translation travellers trees Ukek Venetian Venice villages wall Wassáf whilst word
Passatges populars
Pàgina 254 - In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea. So twice five miles of fertile ground With walls and towers were girdled round: And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree; And here were forests ancient as the hills, io Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.
Pàgina 153 - So geographers, in Afric maps, With savage pictures fill their gaps, And o'er unhabitable downs Place elephants for want of towns.
Pàgina 194 - My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.
Pàgina 198 - Go and wait upon your Lord in the other world ! " For they do in sooth believe that all such as they slay in this manner do go to serve their Lord in the other world. They do the same too with horses ; for when the Emperor dies, they kill all his best horses, in order that he may have the use of them in the other world, as they believe.
Pàgina 173 - And you must know that in the same mountain there is a vein of the substance from which Salamander is made. For the real truth is that the Salamander is no beast, as they allege in our part of the world, but is a substance found in the earth ; and I will tell you about it.
Pàgina 364 - All these pieces of paper are [issued with as much solemnity and authority as if they were of pure gold or silver ; and on every piece a variety of officials, whose duty it is, have to write their names, and to put their seals. And when all is prepared duly, the chief officer deputed by the...
Pàgina xli - ... cut up and divided among the servants. Then after partaking of some of the dishes they went out again and came back in robes of crimson velvet, and when they had again taken their seats, the second suits were divided as before. When dinner was over they did the like with the robes of velvet, after they had put on dresses of the ordinary fashion worn by the rest of the company.
Pàgina 172 - But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.
Pàgina 138 - In leaving Badashan you ride twelve days between east and north-east, ascending a river that runs through land belonging to a brother of the Prince of Badashan, and containing a good many towns and villages and scattered habitations. The people are Mahommetans, and valiant in war. At the end of those twelve days you come to a province of no great size, extending indeed no more than three days' journey in any direction, and this is called VOKHAN.