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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... ships and traders arrive in the busy port city of Venice, hoping for his father's return and dream- ing of the time when he too would be sailing away to distant lands. He and his mother probably lived with the Polo fam- ily in the house ...
... ships to pass beneath. In the arch over the central doorway of San Marco, stoneworkers carved a vivid calendar that shows people working at different tasks for each month of the year. Inside the cathedral, craftsmen pieced together ...
... ships came to trade. It was “the port for all the ships that arrive from India laden with costly wares and precious stones of great price and big pearls of fine quality,” Polo wrote. “It is also a port for the merchants of Manzi ...
Diana Childress. each oar. He admired how the ships' holds were divided into watertight compartments. That way, if part of a ship's hull struck a reef, cargo in other areas suffered no water damage. MyThs oF The easT: MonsTers, Dragons ...
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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 |