Marco polo wonders of the world book

The famous book of the wonders of the world by marco polo is one of the most famous travelogues in history. Marco polos travels was one of the worlds first best. Man s boundless enthusiasm for his subject is infectious, and he effectively conveys the sense of novelty and wonder that polo experienced. Book of marco polo or the wonders of the world fine facsimile edition of 15th c. The illuminated manuscript on marco polos fascinating and adventurous travels ranks among the most famous manuscripts of the middle ages and is. Almost 750 years later, acclaimed author john man traveled in marco polos footsteps to xanadu then on to beijing and through modern china in search of the history behind the legend. Hal marcovitz a biography of the italian traveler who became the first european to cross asia completely and document his experiences. Book of marco polo or the wonders of the world fine. Later it was part of the library of the french book collector alexandre petau. The travels of marco polo volume 1 by marco polo and rustichello of pisa free ebook project gutenberg. Marco polo by laurence bergreen books the guardian. Marco polo and the wonders of the east explorers of the new world library binding january 1, 2000. In 15th century france, an artistic manuscript emerged, which was contributed to by the most famous and influential illuminator of that time. Polian east 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 polos travels.

Marco polo and the wonders of the east explorers of the. The description of his stay in central asia in the. Marco polo s account was not just a simple record of the journey, but a description of the worlda mixture of a travel report, legend, hearsay, and practical information. The million, deriving from polos nickname emilione, or oriente poliano, lit. The work was an important introduction for europeans to the history and geography of central asia and china. Marco polo soon was caught up in the war between venice and.

This music also reminds me of some of the music from michael manns last of the mohicans, as did one of the previous videos about wonders of the world. In the 14th century, the moroccan wanderer ibn battuta spent nearly 30 years traveling some 75,000 miles across africa, the middle east, india and southeast asia. In italian, the book of marco polos travels is titled il milione. His famous book, the travels of marco polo, indicates that he was a man of. The document recounts the story of the commercial traveler marco polo in 192 pages and 84 magnificent, large scale illustrations with gold inlay. Book of the marvels of the world on art and aesthetics. Book of the marvels of the world in english commonly called the travels of marco polo, is a thcentury travelogue written down by rustichello da pisa from. Truth to tell, many of marco polos tales of treasure were just thattales. Wonders and whoppers following in marco polos footsteps through asia leads our intrepid author to some surprising conclusions. Japans golden pavilion, the goldleafcovered kinkakuji, was built in 97, a century after polo published. Marco polos account of his journey became a best seller partly because of its new insights into a faraway part of the world. Ever since he related the exploits of his journey to the empire. The illuminated manuscript on marco polo s fascinating and adventurous travels ranks among the most famous manuscripts of the middle ages and is considered a highlight of french book decoration. Rarely have secular topics had such an intensive echo.

I have read everything written on marco polo, and john mans book is, by far, my. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Polos book has ornamented libraries the world over for. Marco polos book, the wonders of the world became the most common book of the middle ages after the bible. Marco polo also revealed the wonders of xanadu, the summer capital of mongol emperor kublai khan. The travels of marco polo volume 1 by marco polo and. The worldfamous explorer marco polo is credited with many things, but perhaps the greatest is compiling one of the worlds first bestselling travelogues. It describes the journey of the pioneer in the remote regions of asia, from his return journey through india to venice, and regions that marco polo probably never visited. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.