Date of translation: 2008
Translator: I. Minaev
Russian language
ISBN: 978-5-699-31823-0
Publisher: Eksmo
Format: PDF, fb2
Series: Great travels
Thank you: El_Parasito
The book of Marco Polo, one of the most famous travelers in the history of mankind, was published in the early 14th century. In it, an observant and practical Venetian shared with his contemporaries his own observations about the customs, government institutions and everyday life of China, a country almost unknown in Europe at the time in which Marco Polo spent 15 years in the service of the famous Khan Khubilai.
From this book many Europeans first learned about the countries of the East, their natural wealth and technical achievements - paper money, a printed board, a sago palm, a compass and a bill, as well as a stone corner and the whereabouts of desired spices. Written in a lively and clear language, the "Book" of Marco Polo became a desktop for many outstanding travelers of the Age of Great Discoveries. It was she who inspired Christopher Columbus to discover America. In the end, the search for ways to acquire spices bypassing the Arab trade monopoly led to a redivision of the world and the disappearance of many blank spots on the map, and the book on the travels of Marco Polo became one of the few publications that influenced the course of world history.
The publication is richly illustrated and is intended for everyone who is interested in overseas exotics, but at the same time requires certainty: the stories of Marco Polo, for all their improbability, are not a fairy tale, but a story.
Year of publication 1958
Author: Marco Polo
Language: English (ENG)
ISBN: ISBN-10: 1861893671 ISBN-13: 978-1861893673
Publisher: Penguin readers
Format: PDF, MOBi, ePUB
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.
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