The Travels of Marco Polo |
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| Author:
| Polo, Marco
Yule, Henry |
| Editor:
| Rossabi, Morris |
| Series title: | The Illustrated Editions Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4027-9630-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2012 |
| Publisher: | Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
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| Imprint: | Sterling Signature |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $40.00 |
Book Description:
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The newest volume in Sterling Signature's successful
Illustrated Edition series takes readers on a fascinating journey into a world once unknown. Marco Polo almost single-handedly introduced fourteenth-century Europe to the civilizations of Central Asia and China. Now this stunningly illustrated volume, edited by renowned historian Morris Rossabi, offers the complete text of Polo's travelogue (in the respected Yule-Cordier translation), enhanced with more than 200...
More DescriptionThe newest volume in Sterling Signature's successful Illustrated Edition series takes readers on a fascinating journey into a world once unknown. Marco Polo almost single-handedly introduced fourteenth-century Europe to the civilizations of Central Asia and China. Now this stunningly illustrated volume, edited by renowned historian Morris Rossabi, offers the complete text of Polo's travelogue (in the respected Yule-Cordier translation), enhanced with more than 200 images--including illuminated manuscripts, paintings, photographs, and maps. Sidebars and dozens of informative footnotes combine to present Polo and his travels in a captivating new light.