Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian - Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the East

Klappentext 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 II comprises Books Three and Four of the travelogue and contains descriptions of the coastal regions of Japan and India and the east coast of Africa. Book Four describes the wars among the Mongols and the regions of the far north, including Russia. Zusammenfassung The Book of Ser Marco Polo is an edition of the famous travelogue describing the travels of Marco Polo through Asia! Persia! China and Indonesia between 1271 and 1291. It was edited by the prominent nineteenth-century geographer Henry Yule and was considered an authoritative source on Polo's travels. Inhaltsverzeichnis Book II; Section 2: Journey to the West and South-West of Cathay; Section 3. Journey Southward through Eastern Provinces of Cathay and Manzi; Book 3; Book 4: Wars among the Tartar princes, and some account of the Northern Countries; Appendices; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Marco Polo, Polo Marco
• Assisted by: Henry Yule (Editor), Henry Yule (Translation), Henry Yule (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.12.2010
• EAN: 9781108022071
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02207-1
• No. of pages: 570
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia; The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; c 1500 onwards to present day, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History and Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance