Cathay and the Way Thither 2 Volume Paperback Set

Being a Collection of Medieval Notices of China
Übersetzer: Yule, Henry

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This Hakluyt Society volume, published in 1866, contains medieval and early modern narratives describing contacts with the east.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 995
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 215mm x 140mm x 57mm
• Gewicht: 1302g
• ISBN-13: 9781108010382
• ISBN-10: 1108010385
• Artikelnr.: 32877004

Inhaltsangabe

Volume 1: Dedication and preface
Preliminary essay on the intercourse of China and the Western nations previous to the discovery of the sea-route by the Cape
1. The travels of Friar Odoric of Pordenone (1316-1330)
2. Letters and reports of missionary friars from Cathay and India (1292-1338). Volume 2: 3. Cathay under the Mongols
4. Pegolotti's notices of the land route to Cathay, etc. (circa 1330-1340)
5. John de' Marignolli's recollections of eastern travel (1338-1353)
6. Ibn Batuta's travels in Bengal and China (circa 1347)
7. The journey of Benedict Goës from Agra to Cathay (1602-1607)
Appendix.