Marco Polo's Precursors: By Leonardo Olschki, with a Map of Asia |
Contents
THE LITERARY PRECURSORS | 1 |
THE RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL BACKGROUND | 16 |
THE MISSIONS AD TARTAROS 99 | 31 |
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1817 LIBRARIES A. C. Moule Alexander ancient Asiatic Batu Berka Cathay Central and Eastern Central Asia CHIGAN Chinese Christians in China civilisation commercial contemporary continent court described doctrinal Dominicans East Eastern Asia edition emperor envoy Europe fables fabulous fact faith Francesco Balducci Pegolotti Franciscan Friar John Friar William Genghis Khan geographical Gog and Magog Grand Khan Ibid Il Milione India interior of Asia J. K. Wright Journey Karakorum Khan's Khanbaliq Kubilai Kubilai Khan lands Langlois Latin legend of Prester letter literary literature London Mangu Khan Marco Polo Marco Polo's book marvels mediaeval travellers merchants MICHIGAN Milione Mongolian empire Mongols Moslems Nestorian Oriental passim Pelliot Persia poetic political Polo brothers Pontiff Pope Prester John regions religions religious Rockhill Sartach Sinica francisc Soldaia sovereign Tartar thirteenth century tion trade traditions UNIVE Venetian Venice Volga William of Rubruk Yule Yule-Cordier Yule's Zarncke