Marco Polo's Journey to China. 2nd EditionTwenty-First Century Books, 2013年1月1日 - 132 頁 Can one book really change the world? A handwritten manuscript by Marco Polo in 1288 did. Polo, son of a wealthy Italian merchant, wrote about his incredible experiences traveling to China with his father and uncle on a trade expedition, and also about his adventures as an envoy of Kublai Khan, the ruler of most of China. Polo’s book became a bestseller in Europe in the fourteenth century. It was copied over and over by hand, translated into fourteen languages, and became one of the first books to be printed after the invention of moveable type. The tales inspired others—including Christopher Columbus in the fifteenth century—to seek new sea routes for trade. Polo’s adventures—and manuscript—are one of world history’s most pivotal moments. |
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... silk from China; carpets from Persia; and slaves and furs from Russia. One Venetian trading ship called itself The Whole World, probably because at one time or another it contained goods from every area known at that time. Venetian ...
... silk, muslin, and brocade from Baghdad and Mosul (Iraq), and China. Notaries recorded details of contracts being drawn up for future voyages. Prosperity was beautifying the city. Elegant stone mansions called palazzi were beginning to ...
... stone slabs and bricks. Along this street, Polo says, gentlemen and ladies rode in “a continuous procession of long carriages decked with awnings and cushions of silk.” 19 20 The number of people amazed Polo. “Here at every.
... silk fabrics, porcelain dishes, wooden lacquerware, salt, tea, and a variety of foods from city to city. Outward from this thriving region, fleets of small ships plied the coast between ports on the East and the South China seas, while ...
... silk and cotton. To get these products, they either raided cities and towns or conquered them. After 1241 there were no further attacks on Europe because China and wealthy Islamic cities in what are mod- 29 30 the Chang River when he ...
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Traveling Across Asia | 36 |
Marco Polo In China | 54 |
Marco Polos Book | 68 |
Marco Polos Legacy | 84 |
Primary Source Research | 94 |
Primary Source Document | 104 |
Whos Who? | 114 |
Source Notes | 120 |
Bibliography | 124 |
Further Reading | 126 |
Websites | 127 |
Index | 128 |
About The AuthorPhoto Acknowledgments | 132 |
Back Cover | 134 |