by Marco Polo · Punto De Lectura · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788495501714
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«Libro de las Maravillas» is Marco Polo's travel account, published by Punto de Lectura in paperback (600 pages, in Spanish).
The account covers Marco Polo's travels through Asia and his stay in China, then almost unknown to Europeans. In a chronicle tone, it describes peoples, cities, trade routes and Eastern customs. It is a foundational work of travel literature and a historical source on contact between Europe and Asia.
Originally known as «Il milione», the text was first published in 1298. This Spanish edition includes a translation by Mauro Armiño.
It will appeal to those who enjoy medieval history, travel literature and contact between Europe and Asia in the Middle Ages.
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.
