The travels
Polo, Marco, 1254-1323?2015
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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 Kublai 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. His account of his travels offers a fascinating glimpse of what he encountered abroad: unfamiliar religions, customs and societies; the spices and silks of the East; the precious gems, exotic vegetation and wild beasts of faraway lands.
Main title:
The travels / Marco Polo.
Author:
Polo, Marco, 1254-1323?, authorCliff, Nigel, editor, translator
Edition:
[New edition] / translated and with an introduction and notes by Nigel Cliff.
Imprint:
London : Penguin Books, 2015.
Collation:
li, 417 pages : maps (black and white) ; 21 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Italian.Translated from the English.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780141198774 (hbk)
Dewey class:
915.0422092915.042
LC class:
G370.P9
Language:
EnglishUndetermined
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BRN:
1504683
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