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Marco Polo and His World
Series: Medieval Lives
Brief Description
At the age of seventeen, Marco Polo left his Venetian home on a continent-spanning adventure that lasted for nearly a quarter century. Imprisoned in Genoa five years later, he collaborated with Arthurian romance writer Rustichello of Pisa on a work they called The Description of the...
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Marco Polo and His World
A vivid account of Marco Polo's astounding, continent-spanning adventures.
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Description
At the age of seventeen, Marco Polo left his Venetian home on a continent-spanning adventure that lasted for nearly a quarter century.
Imprisoned in Genoa five years later, he collaborated with Arthurian romance writer Rustichello of Pisa on a work they called The Description of the World. That book recounted 'all the greatest marvels and great diversities of Greater Armenia, Persia, the Tartars, India, and many other provinces', a story that made Polo famous for all time.
In Marco Polo and His World, Sharon Kinoshita brings these marvels to life, describing the myriad commodities, plants, people, and animals that Marco encountered and recorded. Copiously illustrated, this book offers a vibrant introduction to Marco Polo's astounding adventures.
Series: Medieval Lives
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781789149371
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 01 October 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Reaktion Books
Illustration: 58 illustrations, 50 in colour
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 138.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 208
About the Author
Sharon Kinoshita is professor of literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her many publications include an annotated translation of Marco Polo's Description of the World.
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