{"product_id":"9780871401885-contemporaries-of-marco-polo","title":"Contemporaries of Marco Polo","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConsisting of the Travel Records to the Eastern Parts of The World of William Rubruck [1253-1255]; The Journey of John of Pian De Carpini [1245-1247]; The Journal of Friar Odoric [1318-1330] \u0026amp; The Oriental Travels of Rabbi Benjamin of Tudel\u003cbr\u003eThe chief source of knowledge concerning the early days of the vast empire known today as China and Mongolia is often considered to be the \u003cem\u003eTravels of Marco Polo\u003c\/em\u003e; yet Marco Polo was not the first traveler to those distant lands. He was preceded by Friar Carpini and Friar Rubruck, and was followed by Friar Odoric. Manuel Komroff, after consulting original manuscripts and documents, here presents to us, revised and edited in the light of modern research, the vivid records of bold men, the detailed pictures of a spectacular age, that remain rich and stirring in their appeal even today. Included is the first-hand account of Rabbi Benjamin Tudela’s visit to Damascus, Jerusalem, Bagdad, and the ruins of the Tower of Babel, at a time when the Near East was as fabulous a realm as that of the great Khans of Tartary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57169184063862,"sku":"9780871401885","price":27.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_39224782.jpg?v=1769651090","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780871401885-contemporaries-of-marco-polo","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}