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Marco Polo and the discovery of the world
- Title
- Marco Polo and the discovery of the world / John Larner.
- Author
- Larner, John, 1930-
- Publication
- New Haven : Yale University Press, c1999.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | *OAL 00-9059 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xiii, 250 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps; 25 cm.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [224]-242).
- Contents
- Images of Asia and the coming of the Mongols -- The Polos -- Marco Polo and Rustichello -- The making of the book -- The description of the world -- Varieties of the book -- Marco, merchants and missionaries -- Marco among the humanists -- Columbus and after -- Jesuits, imperialists and a conclusion -- A note on manuscripts of the book -- Times of travel to China by land -- Marco Polo and world maps of the fifteenth century.
- Call Number
- *OAL 00-9059
- ISBN
- 0300079710 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 99024887
- OCLC
- 40990259
- Author
- Larner, John, 1930-
- Title
- Marco Polo and the discovery of the world / John Larner.
- Imprint
- New Haven : Yale University Press, c1999.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [224]-242).
- Research Call Number
- *OAL 00-9059