The Travels Of Marco Polo Book Cover

The travels of marco polo book cover I got this for my husband and he has read it cover to cover several times.

The travels of marco polo book cover. Even latham comments on the paucity of skill employed by polo s chronicler. His travels are recorded in the travels of marco polo also known as book of the marvels of the world and il milione c. Book 2 covers china and especially the court of kublai khan. Once i put my mind in context with the narrative however i was able to roll with the repetition and sycophancy and enjoy the text.

4 by 2 torn newspaper marker now removed caused browning to pages xxiv to xxxii. Il milione lit the million deriving from polo s nickname emilione in english commonly called the travels of marco polo is a 13th century travelogue written down by rustichello da pisa from stories told by italian explorer marco polo describing polo s travels through asia between 1271 and 1295 and his experiences at the court of kublai khan. The travels of marco polo. The book is unmarked throughout and has beautiful maps of marco polo s routes on endpapers.

1254 january 8 9 1324 was a venetian merchant explorer and writer who travelled through asia along the silk road between 1271 and 1295. New customs and societies. The text is comprised of a prologue and four subsequent books. The book was co written by rustichello da pisa an italian writer who met polo while the two were in prison in genoa italy.

The travels of marco polo is the usual english title of marco polo s travel book nicknamed il milione the million see below or le livre des merveilles the book of wonders. Afterward he served kublai khan on numerous diplomatic missions in the far east. My ambleside online curriculum suggests a few different children s picture books for learning about marco polo s travels from italy to china but i had accidentally ended up with the actual 300 plus page unabridged travelogue. The spices and silks of the east.

Folio society series boxed in slipcase by marco polo ronald latham translator a copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. 1300 a book that. Marco polo ˈ m ɑːr k oʊ ˈ p oʊ l oʊ venetian. He recorded his adventures in a book published as the travels of marco polo.

Cover has minor rubbing small pushes to spine ends and some tips. Book of the marvels of the world italian. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. This is a somewhat dry read.

The precious gems exotic vegetation and wild beasts of faraway lands. There are also stories and various documents which point to his ancestry originating in korčula croatia. We had another great marco polo reading session while the little kids rested upstairs. The spine may show signs of wear.

His subsequent account of his travels offers a fascinating glimpse of what he encountered abroad. He was a well known trader and an explorer.