The travels of marco polo is the classic account of marco polos journey to china from venice, and his discoveries as an emissary to the great kublai khan. Marco polo, mercante ed esploratore veneziano, compose il milione nel 1298, dettandolo mentre era prigioniero a genova. Il milione e il resoconto dei viaggi in asia di marco polo, intrapresi assieme al padre niccolo polo e allo zio paterno matteo polo, mercanti e viaggiatori veneziani, tra il 1271 e il 1295, e le sue esperienze alla corte di kublai khan, il piu grande sovrano orientale dellepoca, del quale marco fu al servizio per quasi 17 anni. Imprigionato a genova in seguito alla sconfitta pisana della meloria 1284, nel 1298 ebbe compagno. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Prosatore in lingua francoitaliana seconda meta sec. Amazon il milione italian edition kindle edition by da. The travels of marco polo ii by rustichello of pisa nook. 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 thcentury travelogue written down by rustichello da pisa from stories told by marco polo, describing polos travels through asia between 1276 and 1291, and his experiences at the court of kublai khan. The book of ser marco polo, the venetian, concerning the. He is best known for cowriting marco polos autobiography, the travels of marco polo, while they were in prison together in genoa. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading il milione italian edition. Marco polo 125424 books of the marvels of the world or description of the world divisament dou monde, also nicknamed il milione the million or oriente poliano, but commonly called the travels of marco polo, is a thcentury travelogue written down by rustichello da pisa from stories told by marco polo, describing the travels of the latter through asia, persia, china.
The travels of marco polo i by marco rustichello of pisa. The travels of marco polo volume 1 by marco polo and rustichello of pisa. Livres des merveilles du monde or description of the world divisament dou monde, also nicknamed il milione the million or oriente poliano and commonly called the travels of marco polo, is a thcentury travelogue written down by rustichello da pisa from stories told by. Il romanzo arturiano di rustichello da pisa, edizione critica, traduzione e commento a cura di fabrizio cigni, premessa di valeria bertolucci pizzorusso, pacini, pisa 1994. Il romanzo arturiano di rustichello da pisa abebooks. Books of the marvels of the world or description of the world divisament dou monde. Versione toscana trecentesca, a cura di valeria bertolucci pizzorusso, adeplhi, milano 1975. Il libro fu scritto anche in latino e fu poi tradotto in. Il milione e unopera saggisticobiografica che rustichello da pisa, prigioniero a genova insieme a marco polo, scrive sotto dettatura, forse nel 1298, per raccontare le avventure del mercante ed esploratore veneziano marco polo.
Di origine pisana, fu presumibilmente catturato dai genovesi nella battaglia della meloria del 1284. The travels of marco polo volume 2 by marco polo and rustichello of pisa. Il milione italian edition kindle edition by da pisa, rustichello, polo, marco. Complete by marco polo and rustichello of pisa, translated by henry yule the travels of marco polo is the usual english title of marco polos travel book, nicknamed il milione. Ospedaletto pisa 1994 pacini editore pagine 396 ills. Polo dictated the book to a romance writer, rustichello da pisa, while in. The million, deriving from polos nickname emilione, 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 travels through asia between 1271 and 1295, and his experiences at the court of kublai khan. The edition of benedetto, marco polo, il milione, under the patronage of the comitato geografico nazionale italiano florence. Together they created the book known as the travels of marco polo. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading il milione. Quando, ventanni dopo, fece ritorno in europa, venne catturato dai genovesi, e in carcere conobbe il poeta rustichello da pisa, cui detto il resoconto dei suoi viaggi.
The travels of marco polo i ebook by marco rustichello of. The travels of marco polo, is a thcentury travelogue written down by rustichello da pisa from stories told by marco polo, describing the travels of the latter through asia, persia, china, and indonesia between 1271 and 1291. 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. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the literary encyclopedia evolves. The travels of marco polo volume 1 by marco polo and rustichello of pisa free ebook project gutenberg. The travels of marco polo wikipedia republished wiki 2. Polo explores everywhere from baghdad, armenia and russia to the caspian sea, the gobi desert and the small fishing villages of china, describing the geography, architecture and customs of. The book was written in old french by rustichello da pisa, a romance author of the time, who was reportedly working from accounts which he had heard from marco polo when they were imprisoned in.
Book of ser marco polo, the venetian, concerning the. Complete by marco polo and rustichello of pisa, translated by henry yule the travels of marco polo is the usual english title of marco polos travel book, nicknamed il milione or le livre des merveilles the book of wonders. Il romanzo arturiano di rustichello da pisa riporoduzione fotografica del ms. Le devisement du monde of marco polo and rustichello da pisa owes an immense debt to trade, on many levels. Presenting marco polo as an important figure at the court of the mongol leader kublai khan, the book was written in old french by rustichello da pisa, a romance author of the time, who was reportedly working from accounts which he had heard from marco polo when they were imprisoned in genoa, having been captured while on a ship. Marco polo, mercante ed esploratore veneziano, compose il milione nel 1. The travels of marco polo volume 2 by marco polo and.
Il milione rustichello da pisa en marco polo 1299 alternatieve titels. The travels of marco polo is the usual english title of marco polos travel book, il millione the million. The travels of marco polo ii e book rustichello of pisa storytel. Il milione narra dei viaggi compiuti in oriente e in particolare in cina dai fratelli niccolo e matteo polo, piu il figlio del primo, marco, tra il 1271 ed il 1295. See all 45 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Apr 25, 2012 the book was written in old french by rustichello da pisa, a romance author of the time, who was reportedly working from accounts which he had heard from marco polo when they were imprisoned in. Marco polos account of the romance of travel to the east is first. Books of the marvels of the world or description of the world divisament dou monde, also nicknamed il milione the million or oriente poliano, but commonly called the travels of marco polo, is a thcentury travelogue written down by rustichello da. Il milione, a cura di luigi foscolo benedetto, firenze 1928. The travels of marco polo complete mobi kindle edition.
Books of the marvels of the world or description of the world divisament dou monde, also nicknamed il milione the million or oriente poliano, but commonly called the travels of marco polo, is a thcentury travelogue written down by rustichello da pisa from stories told by marco polo, describing the travels of the latter through asia, persia, china, and indonesia between 1271. The travels of marco polo volume 1 by marco polo and. 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. 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 thcentury travelogue written down by rustichello da pisa from stories told by marco polo, describing polos travels through asia between 1276 and 1291, and his.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It was a very famous and popular book, even in the 14th century. 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. I have never had on my hands such a horrible edition of a book. Book of the marvels of the world in english commonly called the travels of marco polo, is a thcentury travelogue written down by rustichello da pisa from stories. 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 thcentury travelogue written down by rustichello da pisa from stories told by marco polo, describing polos. Marco polos account was not just a simple record of the journey, but a description of the worlda mixture of a travel report, legend, hearsay, and practical information. Il milione italian edition kindle edition by da pisa, rustichello. Livre des merveilles du monde or description of the world devisement du monde, in italian il milione the million or oriente poliano and in english commonly called the travels of marco polo, is a thcentury travelogue written down by rustichello da pisa from stories told by marco polo, describing polos travels through asia between 1271 and 1295. Polo may have intended to write about his 25 years in asia but possibly did not feel sufficiently comfortable in either venetian or franco.
Il milione italian edition by rustichello da pisa, marco polo. Polo explores everywhere from baghdad, armenia and russia to the caspian sea, the gobi desert. The book is his account of his travels to china, which he calls cathay north china and manji south china. Title page of the first printed edition of marco polos account, a german translation published in nuremberg, 1477. Its been a very famous and popular book since the 14th century, creating the image of marco polo as the icon of the bold traveller. Il milione italian edition kindle edition by da pisa. Book of ser marco polo, the venetian, concerning the kingdoms. Rustichello da pisa by giorgio del guerra book i viaggi del milione. Librivox recording of the book of ser marco polo, the venetian, concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the east, volume 2 by rustichello da pisa. Books of the marvels of the world or description of the world divisament dou monde, also nicknamed il milione the million or oriente poliano, but commonly called the travels of marco polo, is a thcentury travelogue written down by rustichello da pisa from stories told by marco polo, describing the travels of the latter. Amazon il milione italian edition kindle edition by.
According to tradition, while in prison he dictated the stories of his travels to a cellmate, rustichello da pisa, who wrote them down in old french. Patently, marco traveled to asia in the first place because the polos were merchants, so that in the very broadest sense trade is the founder of the feast that is his book. This description of his travels and stays in the orient, including asia, persia, china, and indonesia, between 1271 and. Il milione known as books of the marvels of the world is a thcentury travelogue by rustichello da pisa and marco polo, describing the travels of the latter through asia, persia, china, and indonesia between 1271 and 1291.
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