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Cathay and the Way Thither. Being a Collection of Medieval Notices of China

Volumes I-IV

Multiple Authors (Autor)

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1416 Seiten

2010
Routledge
9781409424802 (ISBN)

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Volume I: The first volume in the revised edition of First Series 36 (1866) and 37 (1866). With numerous supplementary extracts from writers of the first to the sixteenth century. Volumes II and III appeared earlier (Second Series 33, 37), and volume IV followed (Second Series 41). First published: 1915. Volume II: Volume I followed (Second Series 38). A revised edition of First Series 36 (1866) and 37 (1866) above, whose title page was followed. The appendix contains a Latin and an Italian text of Friar Odoric's travels in the early fourteenth century. Continued in Second Series 37 and 41 below. First published: 1913. Volume III: Volume I followed (Second Series 38). A revised edition of First Series 36 (1866) and 37 (1866). Letters and reports of missionary friars from Cathay and India, 1292-1338; Cathay under the Mongols, from Rashiduddin's history, c. 1300-1307; Pegolotti's notices of the land route to Cathay, c. 1330-40; and John d'Marignolli's recollections of eastern travel, 1338-53, taken from his 'Chronicle of Bohemia'. Follows on from volume II (Second Series 33); volume IV is Second Series 41. First published: 1914. Volume IV: Follows on from Second Series 33, 37, 38, being part of the revised edition of First Series 36 (1866) and 37 (1866). This volume covers Ibn Battuta's travels in Bengal and China, c. 1347, and the journey of GoÃ«s from Agra to Cathay, 1602-7, with an index to all four volumes. First published: 1916 This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volumes first published in 1913-1916.

Henri Cordier

Contents: Volume I: Preface; Preliminary essay on the intercourse of China and the Western nations previous to the discovery of the sea-route by the Cape: Earliest traces of intercourse Greek and Roman knowledge of China; Chinese knowledge of the Roman empire; Communication with Central Asia; Communication with India; Intercourse with the Arabs; Intercourse with Armenia and Persia etc;Nestorian Christianity in China; Literary information regarding China previous to the Mongol era; China, known under the mongol dynasty as Cathay; Cathay passing into China: conclusion. Volume II: The travels of Friar Oderic of Pordenone; Appendices. Volume III: Letters and reports of missionary friars from Cathay and India,(1292-1338); Cathay under the Mongols: extracted from Rashiuddin's History (circa 1300-1307); Pegolotti's notices of the land route to Cathay, etc (circa 1330-1340); John De' Marignolli's recollections of eastern travel (1338-1358). Volume IV: bn Batuta's travels in Bengal and China (circa 1347); The travels of Ibn Batuta in China, etc; The journey of Benedict GoÃ«s from Agra to cathay ( 1602-1607);

Erscheint lt. Verlag	28.10.2010
Reihe/Serie	Hakluyt Society, Second Series
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-13	9781409424802 / 9781409424802
Zustand	Neuware