by Gavin Menzies · William Morrow · tapa dura · ISBN 9780061492174
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«1434: The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance» is Gavin Menzies' historical essay in hardcover.
Gavin Menzies argues in «1434» that the Renaissance did not arise solely from the classical legacy, but also from a Chinese impetus: a fleet supposedly reached Italy that year, and its delegation delivered to Pope Eugene IV knowledge of cartography, astronomy, mathematics, printing, architecture, and military technique that spread across Europe.
The work, published by William Morrow in 2008, has 384 pages in English and continues the research Gavin Menzies began in 1421.
It will appeal to history readers interested in alternative theses about the Renaissance, Chinese exploration, and contacts between civilizations.
Rowan Gavin Paton Menzies was a British submarine lieutenant-commander who authored books claiming that the Chinese sailed to America before Columbus. Historians have rejected Menzies' theories and assertions and have categorised his work as pseudohistory.
