The Travels
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 other…
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Weitere Autoren: Latham, Ronald (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-0-14-190657-7
- EAN: 9780141906577
- Produktnummer: 17830914
- Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1974
- Seitenangabe: 384 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'836 KB
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