The Travels of Marco Polo II

Produktdetails

Verlag

anboco

Erschienen

2016

Sprache

English

Seiten

500

Infos

500 Seiten

ISBN

978-3-7364-1089-3

Kurztext / Annotation

Book of the Marvels of the World or Description of the World , in Italian Il Milione (The Million) or Oriente Poliano and in English commonly called The Travels of Marco Polo, is a 13th-century travelogue written down by Rustichello da Pisa from stories told by Marco Polo, describing Polo's travels through Asia between 1276 and 1291, and his experiences at the court of Kublai Khan.
The book was written in Old French by romance writer Rustichello da Pisa, who worked from accounts which he had heard from Marco Polo when they were imprisoned together in Genoa. From the beginning, there has been incredulity over Polo's sometimes fabulous stories, as well as a scholarly debate in recent times. Some have questioned whether Marco had actually traveled to China or was just repeating stories that he had heard from other travelers.

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BOOK THIRD.

Japan, the Archipelago, Southern India, and the Coasts and Islands of the
Indian Sea.

I.-OF THE MERCHANT SHIPS OF MANZI THAT SAIL UPON THE INDIAN SEAS

NOTES.-1. Pine Timber. 2. Rudder and Masts. 3. Watertight Compartments. 4. Chinese substitute for Pitch. 5. Oars used by Junks. 6. Descriptions of Chinese Junks from other Mediaeval Writers.

II.-DESCRIPTION OF THE ISLAND OF CHIPANGU, AND THE GREAT KAAN'S DESPATCH OF A HOST AGAINST IT.

NOTES.-1. Chipangu or Japan. 2. Abundance of Gold. 3. The Golden Palace.
  4. Japanese Pearls. Red Pearls.

III.-WHAT FURTHER CAME OF THE GREAT KAAN'S EXPEDITION AGAINST CHIPANGU

NOTES.-1. Kúblái's attempts against Japan. Japanese Narrative of the Expedition here spoken of. (See App. L. 9.) 2. Species of Torture. 3. Devices to procure Invulnerability.

IV.-CONCERNING THE FASHION OF THE IDOLS

NOTES.-1. Many-limbed Idols. 2. The Philippines and Moluccas. 3. The name Chin or China. 4. The Gulf of Cheinan.

V.-OF THE GREAT COUNTRY CALLED CHAMBA

NOTES.-1. Champa, and Kúblái's dealings with it. (See App. L. 10). 2. Chronology. 3. Eagle-wood and Ebony. Polo's use of Persian words.

VI.-CONCERNING THE GREAT ISLAND OF JAVA

NOTE.-Java; its supposed vast extent. Kúblái's expedition against it and
  failure.

VII.-WHEREIN THE ISLES OF SONDUR AND CONDUR ARE SPOKEN OF; AND THE KINGDOM OF LOCAC

NOTES.-1. Textual. 2. Pulo Condore. 3. The Kingdom of Locac, Southern
  Siam.

VIII.-OF THE ISLAND CALLED PENTAM, AND THE CITY MALAIUR

NOTES.-1. Bintang. 2. The Straits of Singapore. 3. Remarks on the Malay
  Chronology. Malaiur probably Palembang.

IX.-CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF JAVA THE LESS. THE KINGDOMS OF FERLEC AND BASMA

NOTES.-1. The Island of Sumatra: application of the term Java.
  2. Products of Sumatra. The six kingdoms. 3. Ferlec or Parlák. The
  Battas. 4. Basma, Pacem, or Pasei. 5. The Elephant and the Rhinoceros.
  The Legend of Monoceros and the Virgin. 6. Black Falcon.

X.-THE KINGDOMS OF SAMARA AND DAGROIAN

NOTES.-1. Samara, Sumatra Proper. 2. The Tramontaine and the Mestre. 3. The Malay Toddy-Palm. 4. Dagroian. 5. Alleged custom of eating dead relatives.

XI.-OF THE KINGDOMS OF LAMBRI AND FANSUR

NOTES.-1. Lambri. 2. Hairy and Tailed Men. 3. Fansur and Camphor
  Fansuri. Sumatran Camphor. 4. The Sago-Palm. 5. Remarks on Polo's
  Sumatran Kingdoms.

XII.-CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF NECUVERAN

NOTE.-Gauenispola, and the Nicobar Islands.

XIII.-CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF ANGAMANAIN

NOTE.-The Andaman Islands.

XIV.-CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF SEILAN

NOTES.-1. Chinese Chart. 2. Exaggeration of Dimensions. The Name.
  3. Sovereigns then ruling Ceylon. 4. Brazil Wood and Cinnamon. 5. The
  Great Ruby.

XV.-THE SAME CONTINUED. THE HISTORY OF SAGAMONI BORCAN AND THE BEGINNING OF IDOLATRY

NOTES.-1. Adam's Peak, and the Foot thereon. 2. The Story of Sakya-Muni
  Buddha. The History of Saints Barlaam and Josaphat; a Christianised
  version thereof. 3. High Estimate of Buddha's Character. 4. Curious
  Parallel Passages. 5. Pilgrimages to the Peak. 6. The Pátra of Buddha,

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