Concerning the palace of the great kaan you must know. Marco polo and his travels the silk road foundation a short account describing marco polos journey and the merits of his account, with several illustrations and a map. Marco polos book polo could have been forgotten to history. Marco polos book or the book associated with a person by that name had a tremendous impact on european readers, stirring up elaborate fantasies of the exotic east.
The book secured lasting fame for its editor, the prominent geographer and literary scholar henry yule, who was awarded the founders. The million, deriving from polo s nickname emilione, or oriente poliano, lit. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. At the height of the mongol empire, marco polo served emperor kublai khan in china and returned to venice to. That is not to say that it is by any means the best source. Immediately download the the travels of marco polo summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching the travels of marco polo. Written in the th century, the travels of marco polo details italian explorer marco polos movements through asia between 1271 and 1295.
The million, deriving from polos nickname emilione, or oriente poliano, lit. Marco polo was a merchant in venice before he became the famous explorer we know today. This is not merely another adventure story, it is the adventure story of all time. They traveled the silk road to china where he met the great ruler kublai khan. The book of ser marco polo, the venetian internet archive. Florence marco polo spiral guide marco polo spiral travel guides marco polo.
Pdf the travels of marco polo, the venetian 1298, edited by. The arabists, the ends of the earth, an empire wilderness, eastward to tartary, and warrior politics were all chosen by the new york times. Concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the east in the nineteenth century and the revision of this translation by. Henry yule and the book of ser marco polo in chinese. Polian east, in english commonly called the travels of marco polo, is a thcentury travelogue written down by rustichello da pisa from stories told by italian explorer marco polo, describing polos. Polian east, in english commonly called the travels of marco polo, is a thcentury travelogue written down by rustichello da pisa from stories told by italian explorer marco polo, describing polo s.
The book of ser marco polo, the venetian, concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the east, volume 1 audiobook rustichello da pisa 1272 0 and marco polo 1254 24, translated by henry. Image taken from page 7 of the book of ser marco polo, the venetian, concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the east. Some estimates of the character of polo and his book. He first set out at age 17 with his father and uncle, traveling overland. The venetian concerning kingdoms and marvels of the east book second. To use it asis, as a placeholder, edit this page and replace missing image with raw imagethe book of ser marco polo, the venetian, concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the east 3rd ed vol 2. May 03, 2009 the travels of marco polobook 3chapter 18. The book of ser marco polo, the venetian is a nineteenthcentury edition of the famous travelogue written by rustichello da pisa and marco polo, describing the travels of the latter through asia, persia, china and indonesia between 1271 and 1291. The book of ser marco polo the venetian concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the east excerpts marco polo, c. Nigel cliffs new translation, based on the original medieval sources, is a fresh, authoritative rendering, with a lively introduction and. The book of ser marco polo the venetian concerning the.
There they requested trade and missionary contacts. Portrait bearing the inscription marcus polvs venetvs to tivs orbis et indie peregrator primvs. The book of ser marco polo, the venetian, concerning the. Concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the east in the nineteenth century and. It came to pass in the year of christ 1260, when baldwin was reigning at constantinople controlled by christian crusaders at the time that messer nicolas polo. Concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the east cordier, henri, polo, marco, yule, henry on. Marco polos book the travels, the description of the world, ii milione, or whatever we prefer to call it is unquestionably the best known of all contemporary sources on that unprecedented historical phenomenon, the mongol empire of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The book of ser marco polo, which is an account of his travels, paints a vivid picture of chinese civilization in the thirteenth century, a civilization significantly more advanced than that of europe. The book of ser marco polo the venetian, concerning the kingdoms. The venetian concerning kingdoms and marvels of the east pdf asia for educators. How marco polo went to china marco polo was born in venice in the year 1254.
The book of ser marco polo, the venetian, concerning the kingdoms. The travels of marco polo is one of a handful of books that can truly be said to have changed the world. Afterward, he served kublai khan on numerous diplomatic missions in the far east. Marco polo has 375 books on goodreads with 21808 ratings. Aug 30, 2018 an image should appear at this position in the text. The chapters are very short, hence it fails to satisfy the thirst the contents has left me high and dry. The book was cowritten by rustichello da pisa, an italian writer who met polo while the two were in prison in genoa, italy. Marco polo was supposedly born in the venetian republic, in what is now venice, italy. Concerning the palace of the great kaan you must know that it is the greatest palace that ever was the roof is very lofty, and the walls of the palace are all covered with gold and silver.
Read and learn for free about the following article. Marco polo books list of books by author marco polo. Chapter12 historymakers kublai khan balancing mongol and. Evidence reported by internet archive biblio tool for item bookofsermarcopo02polouoft on march 18, 2008. The venetian concerning kingdoms and marvels of the east volume 1, translated and edited by colonel sir henry yule london. The resulting book, called the description of the world. Beckingham, in journal of the royal asiatic society, 3rd series, vi, 1996, 2626. Marco polo in china or not journal of the royal asiatic. Nature of polos influence on geographical knowledge.
The book of ser marco polo, the venetian is a nineteenthcentury edition of the famous travelogue written by rustichello da pisa and. But his book, the travels of marco polo, slowly gained widespread interest. Marco also had another uncle who lived in constantinople and crimea and was engaged in commerce. Polo at seventeen years of age, his father, and his uncle. Book of ser marco polo marco polo bauman rare books. Introduction marco polo was a merchant in venice before he became the famous explorer we know today. The book of ser marco polo the venetian concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the east 1903. Concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the east ed.
Marco polo 125424 was a venetian merchant believed to have journeyed across asia at the height of the mongol empire. Polo might have been forgotten had his book, the travels of marco polo, not engaged widespread interest. Concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the east, volume 1. Concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the east cambridge library collection travel and exploration in asia marco polo, henry yule on.
His father, nicolo, and his uncle, maffeo, were merchants who had seats in the great council and were enrolled with the noblemen of venice. He recorded his adventures in a book published as the travels of marco polo. The venetian concerning kingdoms and marvels of the east concerning the twelve barons who are set over all the affairs of the great kahn you must know that the great kaan hath chosen twelve great barons to whom he hath committed all the. Dec 03, 2019 marco polo was a venetian explorer known for the book the travels of marco polo, which describes his voyage to and experiences in asia. They traveled the silk road to china where he met the great ruler. How was this system different from the type of money used among europeans at the time. Image taken from page 7 of the book of ser marco polo. The book of ser marco polo volume 2 polo, marco on. Explorer go to a printable version of this page marco polo 125424 was an italian voyager and merchant who was one of the first europeans to travel across asia through china, visiting the kublai khan in beijing.
His late thirteenth century account has been translated numerous times, one of the most popular editions being henry yules tr. In 1260, marco polos father and uncle traveled through the mongol empire, all the way to its capital in china. The book of ser marco polo, the venetian, concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the east. The travels of marco polobook 3chapter 18 wikisource, the. A sparkling new translation of the most famous travel book ever written marco polos voyages began in 1271 with a visit to china. In 1260 the brothers traveled overland to the mongol capital and remained in the khans court until their return to venice in 1269. The polos traveled thousands of miles through unknown and hostile territory in order to reach lands hitherto only vaguely rumored to exist. I just read italo calvinos invisible cities which is a short book about an encounter between marco polo and kublai khan. While he was imprisoned, he met a writer from the city of pisa who encouraged marco to write of his travels in asia. Sep 04, 2018 the travels of marco polo by marco polo, 1871, john murray edition, in english the book of ser marco polo, the venetian 1871 edition open library donate. Marco polo was a venetian explorer known for the book the travels of marco polo, which describes his voyage to and experiences in asia. Please refer to the pdf format of this volume for an undistorted view of the foldouts.
The book of ser marco polo asia for educators columbia. Going by the quantum of the travel marco polo undertook the book should have been more descriptive. Marco polo is known for traveling along the silk road to china, where he explored and documented much of asia not yet explored by europeans. The text is comprised of a prologue and four subsequent books.
Polo traveled extensively with his family, journeying from. Marco polo was a thirteenthcentury venetian explorer, arguably the worlds most welltraveled explorer, and the travels of marco polo chronicles his journey through asia as. How was this system different from the type of money used among. The show premiered on netflix on december 12, 2014. He died in venice at almost 70 years of age, on january 8, 24. Evidence reported by internet archive biblio tool for item bookofsermarcopo01polouoft on march 18, 2008. The book of ser marco polo the venetian concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the east. Ebook the book of ser marco polo the venetian concerning the. According to marco polo, how was money minted in yuan dynasty china under mongol rule. Yules marco polo, the classic translation and the best commentary on the book in any language asia polo, marco yule, henry, translator. Download pdf the book of ser marco polo the venetian. Marco polo is an american drama web television series inspired by marco polos early years in the court of kublai khan, the khagan of the mongol empire and the founder of the yuan dynasty 127168. Marco polo was born around 1254 in venice, capital of the venetian republic. Primary source wdbqs excerpts from the book of ser marco polo.
His father, niccolo polo, had his household in venice and left marcos mother pregnant in order to travel to asia with his brother maffeo polo. His travels are recorded in the travels of marco polo also known as book of the marvels of the world and il milione, c. In 1298, marco captained a galleyship in a battle against venices rival city, genoa, and was captured as a prisoner of war. Examineeachoftheexcerptsfrommarcopolosaccountsofhistravels,andanswerthequestionsbelow. That book reminded me that id read jennings the journeyer several decades ago. The most famous reader was perhaps christopher columbus who had his own copy of the book on which he had scribbled extensive handwritten notes in the margins. The travels of marco polo by marco polo, 1871, john murray edition, in english the book of ser marco polo, the venetian 1871 edition open library donate. Marco was released from prison in 1299 and returned to venice, where he married. The book of ser marco polo the venetian, concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the east by polo, marco, 125423. Evoking a remote and longvanished world with color and immediacy, marco polos book revolutionized western ideas about the thenunknown east and remains one of the greatest travel accounts of all time. The travels of marco polo arvindguptatoys books gallery. The book of ser marco polo the venetian concerning.