Cathay and the Way Thither - Being a Collection of Medieval Notices of China

Klappentext This volume of the publications of the Hakluyt Society (1866) contains fourteenth-century narratives on European contacts with the east. Zusammenfassung The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. This 1866 compilation! the first of two on contacts with China before the discovery of sea routes! contains a substantial introductory essay and narratives by several fourteenth-century missionary friars. Inhaltsverzeichnis Dedication and preface; Preliminary essay on the intercourse of China and the Western nations previous to the discovery of the sea-route by the Cape; 1. The travels of Friar Odoric of Pordenone (1316-1330); 2. Letters and reports of missionary friars from Cathay and India (1292-1338).

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• Authors: Henry Yule, Sir Henry Yule
• Assisted by: Henry Yule (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.11.2010
• EAN: 9781108010368
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01036-8
• No. of pages: 524
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Hakluyt First Series; Cathay and the Way Thither 2 Volume Paperback Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; China, HISTORY / Historical Geography, HISTORY / Asia / China, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, Geographical discovery & exploration, c 1000 CE to c 1500, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Asian History, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Geographical discovery and exploration, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, C 1600 To C 1700, Historical Geography