The Travels - format ePub

À la fin du xiiie siècle, Marco Polo, un marchand vénitien, part pour la Chine. Son voyage à travers le continent asiatique va durer vingt-cinq ans, au cours desquels il traverse de nombreuses contrées...

Si le nom de Marco Polo est universellement connu, on sait moins que Le devisement du monde – tel est le titre original de l’œuvre présentant ses voyages –, autrement dit « la description du monde » est...

Vous saurez, s’il vous plaît, sire, qu’étant parti de Constantinople le 7 de mai de l’an 1253, nous entràmes en la mer du Pont, que les Bulgares appellent la Grande Mer, laquelle, selon ce que j’ai appris...

Un’opera saggistico-biografica che Rustichello da Pisa, prigioniero a Genovainsieme al mercante ed esploratore veneziano Marco Polo, scrisse sotto dettaturadi questi, forse nel 1298 (e comunque dopo il...

The most renowned travel story of the Middle Ages has never lost its allure. A story of true wonder, Marco Polo's experiences as well as the reported myths, transport us to the heart of Central Asia,...

Marco Polo wurde im mittelalterlichen Venedig in eine wohlhabende Händlerfamilie geboren. Nach einer 24-jährigen Reise durch Fernost beschrieb er im Jahre 1299 seine Abenteuer einem seiner Mitgefangenen,...

The most renowned travel story of the Middle Ages has never lost its allure. A story of true wonder, Marco Polo's experiences as well as the reported myths, transport us to the heart of Central Asia,...

Marco Polo wurde im mittelalterlichen Venedig in eine wohlhabende Händlerfamilie geboren. Nach einer 24-jährigen Reise durch Fernost beschrieb er im Jahre 1299 seine Abenteuer einem seiner Mitgefangenen,...

'You will hear it for yourselves, and it will surely fill you with wonder...'In this selection from Marco Polo's famous travel book, the intrepid Venetian describes the customs of India, recounts the...

As Marco Polo (1254-1324) returned home across the Indian Ocean, after years in the service of Genghis Khan, he picked up a fabulous array of stories from sailors and merchants, about the peoples of the...

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged,...

Marco Polo was the most famous traveller of his time. His voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China, after which he served the Kubilai Khan on numerous diplomatic missions. On his return to the West...

A sparkling new translation of one of the greatest travel books ever written: Marco Polo's seminal account of his journeys in the east, in a collectible clothbound edition. Marco Polo was the most famous...

Un diario di viaggio del 13esimo secolo che narra le avventure del celebre esploratore e viaggiatore italiano Marco Polo. Dettati in una prigione genovese allo scrittore romantico Rustichello da Pisa,...

Un diario di viaggio del 13esimo secolo che narra le avventure del celebre esploratore e viaggiatore italiano Marco Polo. Dettati in una prigione genovese allo scrittore romantico Rustichello da Pisa,...

Edition enrichie (introduction, notes, dossier, chronologie, bibliographie)Au retour de plus de vingt ans de pérégrinations, dont un séjour de seize ans à la cour de l’empereur mongol de Chine, le marchand...

"Le Livre des Merveilles" de Marco Polo fut écrit en 1298. Il raconte les voyages et les aventures du marchand vénitien pendant les dix-sept ans qu’il passa dans la Chine de Kubilai Khan. Ce livre fut...

Marco Polo (15 septembre 1254 - 8 janvier 1324 à Venise) était un marchand vénitien, célèbre pour son Livre des Merveilles, un livre qui a fait connaître l’Asie centrale et orientale aux Européens et...

Le tome IV du Devisement du Monde retrace l'essentiel des déplacements de Marco Polo à travers l'empire de Khoubilai Khan. Le voyageur décrit des villes célèbres, situées à l'est, à proximité du Grand...

Le Devisement du Monde est un des grands récits de voyage du Moyen Âge. Il est le premier à révéler à l’Occident l’étendue immense de l’Asie. Par son caractère extraordinaire, par les informations qu’il...

Le plus célèbre récit de voyage du Moyen Âge n’a pas perdu de son charme. Véritable source d’émerveillement, la vie de Marco Polo tout comme les mythes qui y sont liés nous transportent au cœur de l’Asie...

Ce texte est le premier récit de voyage rédigé en français. On y croise des magiciens, un empereur idéal, on y visite de splendides palais, on y rencontre des peuples lointains aux us et coutumes étranges,...

Marco Polo, navigateur italien originaire de Venise, retrace ici ses découvertes et ses aventures.

Le livre de Marco Polo, fut d’abord rédigé en français sous sa dictée en 1298 par Rusticien de Pise ; [publié par Guillaume Pauthier] d’après trois manuscrits inédits de la Bibliothèque impériale de Paris,...

Des magiciens, des enchanteurs, des palais somptueux, des chercheurs de diamants, des peuples cannibales, des pirates, des batailles, des parties de chasses à dos d’éléphants, des fauves apprivoisés…...

Au XIIIe siècle, Marco Polo, marchand vénitien, se lance, en compagnie de son père et de son oncle, dans un grand voyage vers l’Orient à la recherche de nouvelles denrées et de nouvelles routes d’approvisionnement....

Le tome V nous entraîne dans la Chine du Sud, récemment conquise par l'empereur mongol. Mêlant divers déplacements effectués au cours de son long séjour au service du Grand Khan, le voyageur vénitien...

Le tome VI du Devisement du Monde retrace le retour de Marco Polo vers l’Occident. Les principales étapes de ce long périple sont évoquées dans le présent volume. Le voyageur relève une foule de curiosités...

Le tome III nous amène au cœur du récit. Marco Polo parvient à la cour de Khoubilai Khan. Il découvre sa capitale, ses palais, ses femmes et concubines. Il décrit la magnificence des chasses et des fêtes...

Dans le deuxième tome du Devisement du monde, Marco Polo parcourt le nord de l’Afghanistan et traverse ensuite la Chine septentrionale, en suivant longtemps le chemin des caravanes (route du sud). Les...

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