NOTES.-1. Textual. 2. Bargu, the Mecrit, the Reindeer, and Chase of Water-fowl. 3. The bird Barguerlac, the Syrrhaptes. 4. LVII. OF THE KINGDOM OF ERGUIUL, AND PROVINCE OF LIX.-CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF TENDUC, AND THE NOTES.—1. The name and place Tendue. King George. 2. Standing LX.-CONCERNING THE KAAN'S PALACE OF CHAGANNOR NOTES.-I. The word Sesnes. 2. Chagan-nor. 3. The five species NOTES.-I. Chandu, properly Shangtu. 2. The Bamboo Palace. Uses of the Bamboo. 3. Kublai's Annual Migration to Shangtu. 4. The White Horses. The Oirad Tribe. 5. The Mare's Milk Festival. (See App. L. 9.) 6. Weather Con- juring. 7. Ascription of Cannibalism to Tibetans, &c. 8. The term Bacsi. 9. Magical Feats ascribed to the Lamas. 10. Vast NOTE.-Eulogies of Kublai. CHAP. IV. OF THE BATTLE THAT THE GREAT KAAN FOUGHT WITH NOTES.-I. The word Bretesche. 2. Explanatory. 3. The Nakkara. 4. Parallel Passages. 5. Verbal. 6. The Story of Nayan. VI. HOW THE GREAT KAAN WENT BACK TO THE CITY OF NOTE.-Passage from Ramusio respecting the Kaan's views of Re- NOTES.-I. Parallel from Sanang Setzen. 2. The Golden Honorary X.-CONCERNING THE PALACE OF THE GREAT KAAN NOTES.-I. The word Tarcasci. 2. Arsenals of the Palace. 3. The Gates. 4. Various Readings. 5. Wide diffusion of the kind of Palace here described. 6. Parallel description. 7. Modern account of the Lake, &c. 8. "Roze de l'açur." 9. The Green XI.-CONCERNING THE CITY OF CAMBALUC NOTES.-I. Chronology, &c. of Peking. 2. The City Wall. 3. Changes in the extent of the City. 4. Its ground plan. 5. CONCERNING THE GREAT FEAST HELD BY THE GRAND KAAN EVERY YEAR ON HIS BIRTHDAY NOTES.-I. The Chinese Year. 2. "Beaten Gold." 3. Textual. XVIII. OF THE LIONS AND LEOPARDS AND WOLVES THAT THE NOTES.-I. The Cheeta or Hunting Leopard. 2. Lynxes. 3. The Tiger, termed Lion by Polo. 4. The Burgút Eagle (and see NOTES.-1. Direction of the Tour. 2. Hawking Establishments. 3. The word Toskáúl. 4. The word Bularguchi. 5. Kublar s Litter. 6. Kachar Modun. 7. The Kaan's Great Tents. 8. XXIII. [CONCERNING THE OPPRESSIONS OF ACHMATH THE BAILO, AND THE PLOT THAT WAS FORMED AGAINST HIM] NOTES.-I. Chapter peculiar to Ramusio. 2. Kublai's Administra- tion. The Rise of Ahmad. 3. The term Bailo. 4. The Con- spiracy against Ahmad as related by Gaubil from the Chinese. СНАР. XXV.-CONCERNING THE TWELVE BARONS WHO ARE SET OVER ALL THE AFFAIRS OF THE GREAT KAAN NOTE.-The Ministers of the Mongol Dynasty. The term Sing. XXVI.-HOW THE KAAN'S POSTS AND RUNNERS ARE SPED THROUGH MANY LANDS AND PROVINCES NOTES.-1. Textual. 2. The word Yam. 3. Government Hostelries. XXVII.-HOW THE EMPEROR BESTOWS HELP ON HIS PEOPLE, NOTE.-Kublai's Avenues. XXX.-CONCERNING THE BLACK STONES THAT ARE DUG IN CATHAY, AND ARE BURNT FOR FUEL .. NOTE.-Distribution and Consumption of Coal in China. XXXI.-HOW THE GREAT KAAN CAUSES STORES OF CORN TO BE MADE, TO HELP HIS PEOPLE WITHAL IN TIME NOTE. The Chinese Public Granaries. NOTES.-1. The word Tacuin. The Chinese Almanacs. The Obser- vatory (and see App. L. 11). 2. The Chinese and Mongol XXXIV. [CONCERNING THE RELIGION OF THE CATHAYANS; 2. Do. 3. Exceptions to the general charge of Irreligion brought against the Chinese. 4. Politeness. 5. d EXPLANATORY LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS TO VOLUME I. INSERTED PLATES AND MAPS.* To face Title.. DOORWAY of the HOUSE of MARCO POLO in the Corte Sabbionera at Venice (see p. 27). Woodcut from a drawing by Signor L. Rosso, Venice. Illuminated Title, by Mr. G. Frauenfelder, with Medallion representing the POLOS ARRIVING AT VENICE after 26 years absence, and being refused admittance to the Family Mansion; as related by Ramusio, p. 4 of Introductory Essay. Drawn by Signor QUINTO CENNI, No. 7 Via Solferino, Milan; from a Design by the Editor. 72. Reduced FACSIMILE of the WILL of MARCO POLO, preserved in 76. Portrait bearing the inscription "MARCUS POLVS VENETVS 107. Probable view of MARCO POLO'S OWN GEOGRAPHY: a Map 1. Marco Polo's Itineraries, No. I. WESTERN ASIA. This includes also "Sketch showing the chief Monarchies of Asia, in the latter part of the 13th century." Map illustrating the geographical position of the CITY of SARAI. 6. Plan of part of the remains of the same city. Reduced from a Russian plan published by M. Grigorieff. 30. Reduced FACSIMILE of part of the BUDDHIST INSCRIPTION of the Mongol Era, on the Archway at KEU-YUNG-KWAN in the Pass of Nankau, north-west of Peking, showing four of the characters in use under the Mongol Dynasty. Photolithograph from original impressions taken by, and in the possession of, Mr. A. Wylie. See an Article by Mr. Wylie in the J. R. A. S. for 1870, p. 14. Plan of AYAS, the Laias of Polo. From an Admiralty Chart. 44. Plan of position of DILAWAR, the supposed site of the Dilavar of Polo. Ext. from a Survey by Lt.-Col. D. G. Robinson, R.E. 118. Marco Polo's Itineraries, No. II. Routes between KERMAN and HORMUZ. The principal data of this Map have been revised and corrected by Major O. St. John, R.E.. * The Maps of "Marco Polo's Itineraries," except No. II., are lithographed by Mr. Weller. All other lithographs (except the Photolithographs) are by Mr. G. Frauenfelder, Palermo. All the original woodcuts, not otherwise specified, are by Mr. J. Cooper. |