The travels of Friar Odoric / Odoric of Pordenone ; translated by Sir Henry Yule.
The travels of Friar Odoric / Odoric of Pordenone ; translated by Sir Henry Yule.
The travels of Friar Odoric / Odoric of Pordenone ; translated by Sir Henry Yule.
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Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., c2002.
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N950.2/20
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English
Latin
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ix, 174 p. : map ; 20 cm.
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Publisher
Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., c2002.
Place of Publication
Michigan
Date Published
c2002.
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Summary
"Odoric, a Franciscan monk from northeastern Italy, spent much of the early fourteenth century traveling throughout Asia. His adventures provided one of the most important Western accounts of life and culture in what is present-day Iran, India, Indonesia, China, Nepal, and Russia.".
"The description of Odoric's journey to the East comes from the account he dictated upon his return to Italy, which was translated and widely circulated throughout Europe. It is one of the finest examples of extant fourteenth-century travel literature. The account used in this printing comes from Sir Henry Yule's translation, prepared in 1866 and s...
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The travels of Friar Odoric / Odoric of Pordenone ; translated by Sir Henry Yule.
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Italian texts and studies on religion and society.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 58-62) and index.
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Translated from the Italian.
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c2002.
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N950.2/20
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74VvbN0P4bJd
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ISBN
0802849636 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780802849632 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
950.2
MMS ID
991014903939702626
