It looks like WhatsApp is not installed on your phone. However, I just discovered it does indeed contain the Prologue. Voyages and travels. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. Very Good. Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2021. He allegedly travelled from Europe and throughout Asia from 1271 to 1295. (Mostly, though, it was because I got sidetracked by the extensive footnotes & subsequent internet research on various topics found in Polo's book.). It is found in the Italian National Library in Florence. I originally rated this Kindle edition REVISED REVIEW: I've long owned the paperback version of the Signet Classics edition. Be the first one to, The travels of Marco Polo, the Venetian : the translation of Marsden revised, with a selection of his notes, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, http://books.google.com/books?id=LWQNAAAAYAAJ&oe=UTF-8, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). Very well set out and easy to read, the language is well put and the descriptions of people and places visited are excellent. Accompanied by his father Niccolo and his uncle Maffeo, Marco Polo travelled overland to China in 1271--75. The travels of Marco Polo, the Venetian : the translation of Marsden revised, with a selection of his notes by Polo, Marco, 1254-1323 Publication date 1854 Topics Voyages and travels, Mongols -- History, Mongols, Travel, Voyages and travels, Asia -- Description and travel, Asia Publisher London : H. Bohn Collection americana Digitizing sponsor "[12], The source of the title Il Milione is debated. Absent any such restrictions, these materials are free to use and reuse. Description and travel, - Legends, - The Golden King and Prester John, How Prester John Treated the Golden King his Prisoner, Concerning the Great River Caramoran and the City of Cachanfu, Concerning the Province of Cuncun, Which is Right Wearisome to Travel Through, Concerning a Further Part of the Province of Carajan, Wherein is Related How the King of Mien and Bangala Vowed Vengeance Against the Great Kaan, Of the Battle That Was Fought By the Great Kaan's Host and His Seneschal Against the King of Mien, Of the Great Descent That Leads Towards the Kingdom of Mien, Concerning the City of Mien, and the Two Towers That Are Therein, One of Gold, and the Other of Silver, Concerning the Cities of Cacanfu and Changlu, Concerning the City of Chinangli, and That of Tadinfu, and the Rebellion of Litan, Concerning the City of Siju, and the Great River Caramoran, How the Great Kaan Conquered the Province of Manzi, Concerning the Very Noble City of Saianfu, and How Its Capture Was Effected, Concerning the City of Sinju and the Great River Kian, Concerning the City of Chinginju and the Slaughter of Certain Alans There, Description of the Great City of Kinsay, Which is the Capital of the Whole Country of Manzi, [Further Particulars Concerning the Great City of Kinsay. [4] Rustichello wrote it in Franco-Venetian,[5][6][7] a cultural language widespread in northern Italy between the subalpine belt and the lower Po between the 13th and 15th centuries. The Italian Marco Polo is probably the world's most famous traveler and one of the world's first travel writers. This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Stated First Modern Library Edition. The first English translation is the Elizabethan version by John Frampton published in 1579, The most noble and famous travels of Marco Polo, based on Santaella's Castilian translation of 1503 (the first version in that language). [23], Since Dominican fathers had among their missions that of evangelizing foreign peoples (cf. Imagine reading this book in 14 century, Europe is filled with plague, sickness, death and here Marco Polo is describing worlds filled with riches and life. [30], Marco Polo was accompanied on his trips by his father and uncle (both of whom had been to China previously), though neither of them published any known works about their journeys. They met Khubilai Khan and traveled throughout the mongol lands. The first section of the book is a prolonged discussion about the historical significance of the events and details about Marco Polo and his family. Following his travels, he dictated a report he called "A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Traveling," known simply in Arabic as the Ri?la. - This, on the other hand, is sufficiently descriptive, that we can imagine in our mind's eye life in the court of Khan. [13] A more common view is that the name refers to medieval reception of the travelog, namely that it was full of "a million" lies. Reliable - no, but there is much that is accurate, mixed with plenty he clearly never experienced personally yet records as he was obviously told these stories by others. I think it's accurate enough. We know the richness of these regions from the writings of subsequent travelers and historians, but Polo makes them all seem strikingly similar. I loved it. This accessible new translation offers an illuminating insight into the world of the Arab geographers, and the medieval lands of the far north. Marco Polo's vivid descriptions of the splendid cities and people he encountered on his journey along the Silk Road through the Middle East, South Asia, and China opened a window for . Marco Polo travelled to China in 1271 and spent the next twenty years in the service of Kublai Khan. As the two brothers left a couple of months before Marco Polo was born, and only returned in 1269, this was the first meeting between the . According to the translator of this edition, other people cut out the repetitive parts and the narrative technique of saying, "I will tell you" and things like that. ${cardName} unavailable for quantities greater than ${maxQuantity}. Verified Purchase. [46] Many have questioned whether or not he had visited the places he mentioned in his itinerary, or he had appropriated the accounts of his father and uncle or other travelers, or doubted that he even reached China and that, if he did, perhaps never went beyond Khanbaliq (Beijing). The Library asks that researchers approach the materials in this collection with respect for the culture and sensibilities of the people whose lives, ideas, and creativity are documented here. While Marco Polo was not the first to write about lands distant and alien to ones own, he wrote of a journey of immense challenge and difficulty. One of the true classics - longest book in continuous publication (over 800 years). Title devised, in English, by Library staff. The Travels of Marco Polo. (Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) . Picture 1 of 1. A very inspiring tale of adventure and jounrey across the globe in ancient times and all the wonders seen along the at. 'The Million', deriving from Polo's nickname "Emilione"),[1] 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. Only the strong survive and the travels have lasted, although their authenticity is constantly questioned, Last read it when I was at School. 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During the 13th Century the Mongols conquered most of the world from China to the Black Sea, providing a rare window of opportunity for people to travel from Europe to the Far East. Marco Polo emerges as being curious and tolerant, and devoted to Kublai Khan and the dynasty that he served for two decades. How the Two Brothers Polo Set Forth from Constantinople to Traverse the World, How the Two Brothers Went On Beyond Soldaia, How the Two Brothers, After Crossing A Desert, Came To The City Of Bocara, The true sweetness of wine is one flavor. by W. A. Dwiggins. It makes it very difficult to read and figure out which parts are the original book. $6.33. First Edition . Content in Old French (842-ca. [20], Apparently, from the very beginning Marco's story aroused contrasting reactions, as it was received by some with a certain disbelief. For information on contacting WDL partner organizations, see this archived list of partners. The story of his journey is told in "Il Milione" ("The Million"), commonly called "The Travels of Marco Polo." Polo's adventures influenced European mapmakers and inspired Christopher. Rustichello wrote Devisement du Monde in Franco-Venetian language. Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2014. This nautical map of the world was produced by the Genoese cartographer Nicolo di Caverio based on Portuguese documents. Polo, M. (1350) The Travels of Marco Polo. That being said, it's a classic, and it does have its merits. 2014. 720 from, Maria Bellonci, "Nota introduttiva", Il Milione di Marco Polo, Milano, Oscar Mondadori, 2003, p. XI, [Rinaldo Fulin, Archivio Veneto, 1924, p. 255], "1274: Promulgation of a Crusade, in liaison with the Mongols", Jean Richard, "Histoire des Croisades", p.502/French, p. 487/English, The exhibition in Venice celebrating the seven hundredth anniversary of Polo's birth, "scritti gia piu di dugento anni (a mio giudico). The book describes the East in the 1500s and is an accurate account of what Marco Polo. [33], The first attempt to collate manuscripts and provide a critical edition was in a volume of collected travel narratives printed at Venice in 1559.[39]. According to the French philologist Philippe Mnard,[33] there are six main versions of the book: the version closest to the original, in Franco-Venetian; a version in Old French; a version in Tuscan; two versions in Venetian; two different versions in Latin. The Excursion of the One Who Yearns to Penetrate the Horizons, by al-Idrisi. Mappae mundi, - The book was translated into many European languages in Marco Polo's own lifetime, but the original manuscripts are now lost, and their reconstruction is a matter of textual criticism. His claim is confirmed by a Chinese text of the 14th century explaining how a Sogdian named Mar-Sargis from Samarkand founded six Nestorian Christian churches there in addition to one in Hangzhou during the second half of the 13th century. In his preface the compiler calls himself a knight, and states that he was born and The middle part of the book explains some of his journeys and events while he was visiting the Great Khan, and the latter parts explaining his trip back to Europe by sea. SHARE. Polo's book, Description of the World, offered one of the . I recommend you read it if you like books that go into great detail about countries and their laws. List Of Mss. $15.00 + $4.50 shipping. Earlier thirteenth-century European travellers who journeyed to the court of the Great Khan were Andr de Longjumeau, William of Rubruck and Giovanni da Pian del Carpine with Benedykt Polak. I would probably have gotten through the book much more quickly without those things. F text. No puedo creer que me demor tantos aos en leer este libro cuando siempre he alucinado con Marco Polo y sus aventuras (yo soy viajera tambin, desde los 21 aos, y mi abuela tambin lo fue en una poca en que las mujeres estaban en su casa guardadas). The introduction is concise but very informative. 1400). John Critchley's subject, on the other hand, is the text of Polo's . For ye shall find therein all kinds of wonderful things, and the divers histories of the Great Hermenia, and of Persia, and of the Land of the Tartars, and of India, and of many another country of which our Book doth speak, particularly and in regular succession, according to the description of Messer Marco Polo, a wise and noble citizen of Venice, as he saw them with his own eyes. For additional information and contact information for many of the partner organizations, see this archived capture of the World Digital Library site from 2021. Polo, Marco, 1254-1324, - . Marco Polo was supposedly born in Venice, then in the Venetian Republic and now in Italy. The Mongol rulers whom Polo served also controlled territories both north and south of today's wall, and would have no reasons to maintain any fortifications that may have remained there from the earlier dynasties. [56] His accounts of salt production and revenues from the salt monopoly are also accurate, and accord with Chinese documents of the Yuan era. Here people was once used to be honourable: now they are all bad; they have kept one goodness: that they are greatest boozers. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. : The Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo (2001,. at the best online prices at eBay! Elapsed time: 48 ms. They Fought (Extracts And Substance. For one, it isn't the tale of his adventure. I know today that the narrative has been corrupted over the centuries, that "The Travels" can scarcely be used as an historical reference, and that a more tantalizing and complete manuscript has probably been lost to the ages. Marco Polo's account was not just a simple record of the journey, but a description of the world-a mixture of a travel report, legend, hearsay, and practical information. Over the years there has been some despite over book's authenticity. Leo Hart, 1933. Marco Polo, fue uno de los personajes que ms admiracin despertaban en m cuando era nio (recuerdo cierto programa de televisin en forma de dibujos animados que relataba sus aventuras, el nombre se me ha ido), quiz la leyenda ms que el personaje histrico en s mismo. It has been a pleasure to revisit the travels of Marco Polo. A sparkling new translation of the most famous travel book ever written. Book reviews, interviews, editors' picks, and more. The famous Venetian is believed to have left Venice at age 17 to embark on a 24-year journey through the Persian Gulf and Asia, spending much of this time in China in the court of the great Mongol emperor Kublai Khan. BEST ENGLISH VERSION EVER READ. The classic Marsden and Wright translation of The Travels has been revised and updated by Peter Harris, with new notes, a bibliography, and an introduction by award-winning travel writer Colin Thubron. Credit Line: [Original Source citation], World Digital Library, More about Copyright and other Restrictions. [29] In the mid-fifteenth century the cartographer of Murano, Fra Mauro, meticulously included all of Polo's toponyms in his 1450 map of the world. Marco Polo's famous travelogue was penned in prison. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future.