The Travels
HK$180.00
DESCRIPTION :
Marco Polo was the most famous traveller of his time. His voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China, after which he served the Kubilai Khan on numerous diplomatic missions. 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. The accounts of his travels provide a fascinating glimpse of the different societies he encountered: their religions, customs, ceremonies and way of life; on the spices and silks of the East; on precious gems, exotic vegetation and wild beasts. He tells the story of the holy shoemaker, the wicked caliph and the three kings, among a great many others, evoking a remote and long-vanished world with colour and immediacy.
PRODUCT DETAILS :
DIMENSION : 197 mm x 129 mm
WEIGHT : 283 g
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Biography, Literature & Literary studies
Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning
History & Archaeology
Lifestyle, Hobbies & Leisure
Marco Polo was the most famous traveller of his time. His voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China, after which he served the Kubilai Khan on numerous diplomatic missions. 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. The accounts of his travels provide a fascinating glimpse of the different societies he encountered: their religions, customs, ceremonies and way of life; on the spices and silks of the East; on precious gems, exotic vegetation and wild beasts. He tells the story of the holy shoemaker, the wicked caliph and the three kings, among a great many others, evoking a remote and long-vanished world with colour and immediacy.
PRODUCT DETAILS :
| ISBN : 9780140440577 | |
| BY (AUTHOR) Polo, Marco, INTRODUCTION BY Latham, Ronald, TRANSLATED BY Latham, Ronald | |
| PUBLISHER : Penguin Books Ltd | PUBLICATION DATE : September 30, 1958 |
| COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom | IMPRINT : Penguin Classics |
| LANGUAGE : English | AGE : General |
| PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback | |
WEIGHT : 283 g
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Biography, Literature & Literary studies
Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning
History & Archaeology
Lifestyle, Hobbies & Leisure