The Travels of Marco Polo

It was perhaps the first book to achieve best-seller status before the invention of the printing press-it was certainly the most controversial. Did Venetian trader and explorer MARCO POLO (1254-1324) actually reach the court of Kublai Khan, serve the emperor as his emissary, and journey the distant lands of Cathay for 17 years, as he relates in his Travels of Marco Polo? The question still hasn't quite been settled today... but whether Polo experienced firsthand the wonders of ancient China, retold tales he heard from Arab travelers along the Silk Road, or simply invented half his stories, this remains a delightful read for fans of history, adventure, and medieval literature. The new edition features illustrations from a 14th-century French version of Polo's manuscript.

Author: Marco Polo
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
Published: 10/15/2007
Pages: 408
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.91d
ISBN13: 9781602068612
ISBN10: 1602068615
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | General
- History | Asia | Central Asia
- Travel | Essays & Travelogues