The first volume in the revised edition of first series 36 1866 and 37 1866. Sir henry yule kcsi cb frsgs 1 may 1820 30 december 1889 was a scottish orientalist and geographer. The travels of marco polo volume ii from marco polo. The book of ser marco polo, the venetian, concerning the. The million, deriving from polo s nickname emilione, in english commonly called the travels of marco polo, is a thcentury 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. Listen to book of ser marco polo, the venetian, concerning.
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Im not a marco expert, never mind the yuan dynasty, never mind the thirteenth century, but by most accounts this is the standard english text these days, as it has been for more than a century, and its the version ezra pound read, in the 1903 edition, which is good enough for me. Marco polo 125424 books of the marvels of the world or description of the world divisament dou monde, also nicknamed il milione the million or oriente poliano, but. The travels of marco polo, is a thcentury travelogue written down by rustichello da pisa from stories told by marco polo, describing the travels of the latter through asia, persia, china, and. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project. Concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the east, volume 1 by marco polo 2015. Please refer to the pdf format of this volume for an undistorted view of the foldouts. Concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the east, volume 1 the book of ser marco polo, the venetian. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the east, sir henry yule. Concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the east, volume 2. Foreign observers, such as marco polo attested to the efficiency of this early postal system. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages. Concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the east, volume 1 97844956475. Concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the east, volume 1, ed.
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