The book of Ser Marco Polo :
the Venetian, concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the East /
translated and edited, with notes, by Colonel Sir Henry Yule, R.E., C.B., &c.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
J. Murray,
1903.
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| Edition: | 3rd ed., rev. throughout in the light of recent discoveries by Henri Cordier (of Paris) ... with a memoir [and bibliography] of Henry Yule by his daughter, Amy Frances Yule. |
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| Notes: | Translated from Pauthier's text, Paris, 1865. All items of real value found in the Geographic text, published by the Soc. géog. de Paris, 1824, and omitted by Pauthier, have been inserted and everything peculiar to Ramusio's version having a just claim to be reckoned authentic has been introduced in square brackets. cf. Introd., v.1, p. 141-142. In two volumes, with maps and illustrations. "List of mss. of Marco Polo's book as far as they are known": v. 2, p. 530-551.--"Bibliography of Marco Polo's book,": v. 2, p. 553-582.--"A bibliography of Sir Henry Yule's writing, comp. by H. Cordier and A.F. Yule": v. 1, p. lxxv-lxxxii (based on the preliminary list compiled by E.D. Morgan, Scottish geog. mag., vol. VI, p. 97-98)--"Titles of works which are cited by abbreviated references in this book": v. 2, p. 582-590. Physical description: 2 v. : ill. (part col. & part folded), ill. (part folded), ports., facsims. (part folded) ; 24 cm. more |
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