by Marco Polo · Lectorum Pubns · tapa dura · ISBN 9788475251080
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«Libro de las maravillas» is Marco Polo's travel book, published by Lectorum Pubns in hardcover (523 pages, in Spanish).
In this work, Marco Polo recounts his journey to the court of Kublai Khan and the years he spent in the service of the Mongol Empire. Between the real and the fantastic, he portrays cities, customs, peoples and treasures of territories almost unknown to medieval Europe, from Beijing to India and the Persian Gulf.
Original title: Il milione. This edition belongs to the Tus Libros collection, Travel series (no. 27), with translation, appendix and notes by Mauro Armiño and illustrations of maps, miniatures and engravings.
Suitable for young and adult readers interested in travel, medieval history and the encounter with other cultures.
Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant, explorer, and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295. His travels are recorded in The Travels of Marco Polo, a book that described the then-mysterious culture and inner workings of the Eastern world, including the wealth and great size of the Mongol Empire and China under the Yuan dynasty, giving Europeans their first comprehensive look into China, Persia, India, Japan, and other Asian societies.
