A few adventurous Europeans accomplished it. For let me tell you that since our Lord God did mould with his hands our first Father Adam, even until this day, never hath there been Christian, or Pagan, or 2Tartar, or Indian, or any man of any nation, who in his own person hath had so much knowledge and experience of the divers parts of the World and its Wonders as hath had this Messer Marco! The Polo party left Venice in 1271. For one, it isn't the tale of his adventure. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. And Editions Of Marco Polo, Titles Of Sundry Books And Papers Treating Of Marco Polo And His Book, Titles Of Works Quoted By Abbreviated References In This Book. For example, none of the other Western travelers to Yuan dynasty China at that time, such as Giovanni de' Marignolli and Odoric of Pordenone, mentioned the Great Wall, and that while remnants of the Wall would have existed at that time, it would not have been significant or noteworthy as it had not been maintained for a long time. Since its publication, many have viewed the book with skepticism. 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. Marco Polo belonged to a Venetian family of merchants and diplomats. Interesting for both it's accuracies and inaccuracies and the insight provided on the medieval point of view of foreign cultures. The Travels of Marco Polo. And dog-headed people?? 1 Ratings 115 Want to read; 8 Currently reading; 8 Have read Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2022. ${cardName} not available for the seller you chose. They Fought (Extracts And Substance. I first read this book when a teacher lent it to me in 7th grade, and I enjoyed it quite a bit. Hardcover. Original resource extent: 100 leaves : parchment ; 22.3 x 15.2 centimeters. One actually wrote about it: Marco Polo. "Shelfmark: M 304"--Note extracted from World Digital Library. popularity. Title devised, in English, by Library staff. A few adventurous Europeans accomplished it. also features the classic and stylistically brilliant Marsden translation, revised and corrected, as well as Komroff's Introduction . 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 recommend you read it if you like books that go into great detail about countries and their laws. Verified Purchase. On his return to the West he was made a prisoner of war and met Rustichello of Pisa, with whom he collaborated on this book. 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. It took me forever to finish this. A total of about 150 copies in various languages are known to exist. Spine may show signs of wear. First Ed Thus. ], Treating of the Yearly Revenue That the Great Kaan Hath From Kinsay, Concerning the Greatness of the City of Fuju, Of the Merchant Ships of Manzi that Sail Upon the Indian Seas, Description of the Island of Chipangu, and the Great Kaan's Despatch of a Host Against It, What Further Came of the Great Kaan's Expedition Against Chipangu, Wherein the Isles of Sondur and Condur are Spoken of; and the Kingdom of Locac, Of the Island called Pentam, and the City Malaiur, Concerning the Island of Java the Less. The narrative is thin and repetitive. Marco Polo Table of Contents Sojourn in China of Marco Polo Yuan (Mongol) Empire c. 1300 For the next 16 or 17 years the Polos lived in the emperor's dominions, which included, among other places, Cathay (now North China) and Mangi, or "Manzi" (now South China). Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club thats right for you for free. Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions. A sparkling new translation of the most famous travel book ever written. The language and construction of the sentences are a bit more formal and declarative than works one would more commonly read today, but it wasn't difficult to understand or comprehend. 1280s: Marco Polo travels to India, Burma, Indonesia, and all over Southeast Asia representing the Mongolian Empire. Marco Polo was the most famous traveller of his time. The Travels of Marco Polo Komroff, Manuel, Polo, Marco Published by Liveright Publishing Corporation, 1982 ISBN 10: 0871401320 ISBN 13: 9780871401328 Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, U.S.A. '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. I have compared this edition with Cliff (Penguin), Latham (Penguin), Marsden and Yule translations and am able to say this edition is the best one (by now) for it is the most complete print and translation is scholarly accurate. The text is perhaps most remarkable for its narrator's incuriousness. Ses comptoirs commerciaux et sa supriorit navale lui permettent de faire le monopole sur le commerce avec le monde musulman, travers lequel lEurope se fournit par toutes les marchandises venant de lInde et de la Chine. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. The Travels of Marco Polo, translated by William Marsden (Norton, 10.99) When this edition of the book dropped through the letterbox, I was mildly intrigued. - Description and travel, - . Free shipping. This edition also includes footnotes, which the edition my teacher had didn't, correcting some of the mistakes and giving more context to the text. Travels of Marco Polo: A Modern Translation Marco Polo, Maria Bellonci, Teresa Waugh (Translator) 3.58 6,459 ratings556 reviews This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Marco Polo's famous travelogue was penned in prison. A version in Tuscan (Italian language) titled Navigazione di messer Marco Polo was written in Florence by Michele Ormanni. The journey took three years after which they arrived in Cathay as it was then called and met the grandson of Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan. Father, Niccolo, and Uncle, Maffeo, were already travelers and of the first Europeans to visit China. First Edition . Ost-Indisk Resa 1748 och 1749 (East Indian journey during the years 1748 and 1749) is a journal written by Gustaf Fredrik Hjortberg (1724-76). Accompanied by his father Niccolo and his uncle Maffeo, Marco Polo travelled overland to China in 1271--75. The Great Walls were built to keep out northern invaders, whereas the ruling dynasty during Marco Polo's visit were those very northern invaders. For example, the opening introduction in The Book of Marvels to "emperors and kings, dukes and marquises" was lifted straight out of an Arthurian romance Rustichello had written several years earlier, and the account of the second meeting between Polo and Kublai Khan at the latter's court is almost the same as that of the arrival of Tristan at the court of King Arthur at Camelot in that same book. They are always appealing to their astrologers and magicians when faced with issues to resolve. 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 Dominican father Francesco Pipino[it] was the author of a translation into Latin, Iter Marci Pauli Veneti in 1302, just a few years after Marco's return to Venice. This handwritten journal, compiled by Carl Johan Gethe, Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Idrisi (circa 1100--1166) was an Arab geographer and adviser to Norman king Roger II of Sicily. He then spent 17 years serving Kublai Khan (1215--94), grandson of Genghis Khan and conqueror of China, for whom he undertook assignments in China as well as in South and Southeast Asia. It was sold to Queen Christina of Sweden (1626-89) in 1650. It's affordable, contains some basic notes, and, unlike a lot of the lazy scans of public domain editions, is based on more modern scholarship. Results: 161367. At the time, there was open discussion of a possible Christian-Mongol alliance with an anti-Islamic function. This accessible new translation offers an illuminating insight into the world of the Arab geographers, and the medieval lands of the far north. In his writings, the Dominican brother Jacopo d'Acqui explains why his contemporaries were skeptical about the content of the book. Mongols, - Exact: 0. The diplomatic communications between Pope Innocent IV and Pope Gregory X with the Mongols[26] were probably another reason for this endorsement. 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. The book is Polo's account of his travels to China, which he calls Cathay (north China) and Manji (south China). 1400). Marco Polo is cited as an author, but Il Milione was supposedly written by Rustichello da Pisa based on Marco Polo's personal narration of his travels. 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). Henri Cordier revised and contributed further notes to the 1920 edition. The Travels of Marco Polo: A Modern Translation Hardcover - November 30, 1984 Romance Edition by Marco Polo (Author), Maria Bellonci (Author), Teresa Waugh (Translator) 616 ratings Kindle $0.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook $0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover $6.48 23 Used from $2.50 1 Collectible from $17.88 Paperback Very good condition, moderate over all wear, dirt smudge to . It describes Polo's travels through Asia between 1271 and 1295, and his experiences at the court of Kublai Khan.[2][3]. 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A. Dwiggins. Afterward, he served Kublai Khan on numerous diplomatic missions in the Far East. Later travelers such as Odoric of Pordenone and Giovanni de' Marignolli reached China during the Yuan dynasty and wrote accounts of their travels.[49][48]. Debated and re-debated constantly. Book of the Marvels of the World ( Italian: Il Milione, lit. Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2021. Marco Polo (1254-1324) was one of the greatest' explorers of the Middle Ages and the first person to make Europe aware China's extraordinary power and culture. When a reissue of the Penguin. Sad, that. While you cannot navigate to the Prologue from the table of contents, you can still get there by flipping through all the pages of the editor's introduction. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668052/. This nautical map of the world was produced by the Genoese cartographer Nicolo di Caverio based on Portuguese documents. [11] Economic historian Mark Elvin concludes that recent work "demonstrates by specific example the ultimately overwhelming probability of the broad authenticity" of Polo's account, and that the book is, "in essence, authentic, and, when used with care, in broad terms to be trusted as a serious though obviously not always final, witness. Marco Polo's journeys were recorded in The Travels of Marco Polo (also known as Book of the Marvels of the World or Il Milione), a document that described to Europeans the mysterious culture and inner workings of the Eastern world, and was the first comprehensive look into China, Persia, India, Japan, and other Asian countries. '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. [42], A. C. Moule and Paul Pelliot published a translation under the title Description of the World that uses manuscript F as its base and attempts to combine the several versions of the text into one continuous narrative while at the same time indicating the source for each section (London, 1938). Get help and learn more about the design. following the circulation of Marco Polo's Travels. It covered the Asian continent, which was not known to Polo's contemporaries. Search the history of over 797 billion The Library of Congress is unaware of any copyright or other restrictions in the World Digital Library Collection. For example, Odoric of Pordenone said that the Yangtze river flows through the land of pygmies only three spans high and gave other fanciful tales, while Giovanni da Pian del Carpine spoke of "wild men, who do not speak at all and have no joints in their legs", monsters who looked like women but whose menfolk were dogs, and other equally fantastic accounts. [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. I finally got around to reading this after enjoying the hell out of. 1270 to 1324, - [12], Although Marco Polo was certainly the most famous, he was not the only nor the first European traveller to the Mongol Empire who subsequently wrote an account of his experiences. Legends, - But they were such colourful and entertaining lies. Description of a Trip to Canton 1746-1749. Look through examples of The Travels of Marco Polo translation in sentences, listen to pronunciation and learn grammar. Nigel Cliff s new translation, based on the original medieval sources, is a fresh, authoritative rendering, with a lively introduction and notes. An introduction to Marco Polo is Leonard Olschki, Marco Polo's Asia: An Introduction to His "Description of the World" Called "Il Milione", translated by John A. Scott (Berkeley: University of California) 1960; it had its origins in the celebrations of the seven hundredth anniversary of Marco Polo's birth. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Absent any such restrictions, these materials are free to use and reuse. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy! 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As he traveled along, he explained each town he went to, and the explanations and information were interesting to read, seeing what each town was like, who they were under the rule of, and so on. You can see why some people in the authors time didnt believe him. These kind of assumptions make a lot of his observations nearly useless, revealing more about the author than the subject. He noted the Great Wall familiar to us today is a Ming structure built some two centuries after Marco Polo's travels. If you're also interested in the history of the Mongol Khans, this is a perfect reference book. He. I am at page 260, and just barely starting the actual content of the book. Credit Line: [Original Source citation], World Digital Library, More about Copyright and other Restrictions. One of the true classics - longest book in continuous publication (over 800 years). [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). [10] Some have questioned whether Marco had actually travelled to China or was just repeating stories that he had heard from other travellers. Marco Polo - Michael Burgan 2002 . Voice and photo translation, offline features, synonyms, conjugation, learning games. A sparkling new translation of the most famous travel book ever written, in a collectable clothbound edition Marco Polo's voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China, after which he served the Kublai Khan on numerous diplomatic missions in the far east. The beginning of the book focuses on Marco's first adventure to China with his father and uncle, and overall, the entire beginning was a bit hard to get through, but once you get past it, it becomes more enjoyable. and People of all degrees who desire to get knowledge of the various races of mankind and of the diversities of the sundry regions of the World, take this Book and cause it to be read to you. . His adventures were recounted in a book that made him famous. Polo, Marco, Author. It has been a pleasure to revisit the travels of Marco Polo. Voyages and travels. It is also largely free of the gross errors in other accounts such as those given by the Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta who had confused the Yellow River with the Grand Canal and other waterways, and believed that porcelain was made from coal. Book of the Marvels of the World (Italian: Il Milione, lit. Marco Polo's Book - John Critchley 2017-07-05 . This handwritten journal has been attributed to Carl From 1746 to 1749, the Swedish rigged brig Gotha Lejon sailed on a mercantile mission to Canton. In an Antique Land: History in the Guise of a Traveler's Tale, Herodotus and Sima Qian: The First Great Historians of Greece and China - A Brief. Born into a Venetian Family. [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. The edition of Benedetto, Marco Polo, Il Milione, under the patronage of the Comitato Geografico Nazionale Italiano (Florence: Olschki, 1928), collated sixty additional manuscript sources, in addition to some eighty that had been collected by Henry Yule, for his 1871 edition. Marco Polo travelled to China in 1271 and spent the next twenty years in the service of Kublai Khan. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. The Travels is divided into four books. . The Moroccan merchant Ibn Battuta travelled through the Golden Horde and China subsequently in the early-to-mid-14th century. Bizlere o zamanlar anlatt iin ok kymetl bir kitap. [17] The Italian scholar Luigi Foscolo Benedetto had previously demonstrated that the book was written in the same "leisurely, conversational style" that characterised Rustichello's other works, and that some passages in the book were taken verbatim or with minimal modifications from other writings by Rustichello. Very Good. Revised from Marsden's Translation and Edited with and Introduction by Manuel Komroff. Polo's famous book "The Travels of Marco Polo," and changing history forever! I am at page 260, and just barely starting the actual content of the book. Toctai, Of The Second Message That Toctai Sent To Nogai, How Toctai And Nogai Address Their People, And The Next Day Join Some things indeed there be therein which he beheld not; but these he heard from men of credit and veracity. 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Very Good. Now in a handsome and newly revised hardcover edition: the extraordinary travelogue that has enthralled readers for more than seven centuries. It is just not listed in the Kindle table of contents like it is in the paperback. Still as enjoyable and informative, 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Pages can have notes/highlighting. Not without interest, but too repetitive to sustain my own. List Of Mss. I first read this book when a teacher lent it to me in 7th grade, and I enjoyed it quite a bit. Picture 1 of 1. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. Marco Polo's travels have since inspired countless adventurers to set off and see the world. Marco Polo soon was caught up in the war between Venice and Genoa, for which he equipped and commanded a galley in the Venetian navy. It was like reading a phonebook -- dry, repetitive, lacking depth and in need of a good editor. 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On the face of it this the classic account of traveller Marco Polo's journey from Venice to China and back again is pretty straight forward. 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. Man makes journey, writes book, has mint named after him. The Travels was a rare popular success in an era before printing. Book Four describes some of the then-recent wars among the Mongols and some of the regions of the far north, like Russia. Marco Polo In 1271, a young Venetian merchant named Marco Polo set out for Asia with his father and his uncle. Stopped reading page 200. Skip to Main Content (Press Enter) We know what book you should read next Books Kids Popular Authors & Events Recommendations Audio New Releases Learn More> [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. The work was an important introduction for Europeans to the history and geography of Central Asia and China. [48] Haw also argued that practices such as footbinding were not common even among Chinese during Polo's time and almost unknown among the Mongols. Quantity: 1 - Here's a book that looks fantastic on the cover: it's the story of Marco Polo's incredible travels to the East, told by the man himself. The version in Venetian dialect is full of mistakes and is not considered trustworthy. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Modern Library Classics Ser. 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. Even if Marco's account still challenges modern . There are no reviews yet. 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. concerned to write about his travels in Asia, what he did or did not see, and how useful he is as a source on the East. Well worth a read i only to understand more about the amazing life of people in the past. [17] It is believed that Polo related his memoirs orally to Rustichello da Pisa while both were prisoners of the Genova Republic. Elvin concludes that "those who doubted, although mistaken, were not always being casual or foolish", but "the case as a whole had now been closed": the book is, "in essence, authentic, and, when used with care, in broad terms to be trusted as a serious though obviously not always final, witness". The book describes the East in the 1500s and is an accurate account of what Marco Polo. For these reasons, Les voyages de Marco Polo is sometimes called Divisament du monde (Description of the world) or Livre des merveilles du monde (Book of the marvels of the world). The Italian Marco Polo is probably the world's most famous traveler and one of the world's first travel writers. WikiMatrix. Marco Polo's story begins in Venice in the year 1271, when he was 17 years old.