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- catalog abstract ""Odoric, a Franciscan monk from northeastern Italy, spent much of the early fourteenth century traveling throughout Asia. His adventures provided one of the most important Western accounts of life and culture in what is present-day Iran, India, Indonesia, China, Nepal, and Russia." "Setting off only twenty years after Marco Polo's historic trip to the East, Odoric was the only religious traveler to the East whose voyage was recorded, making his account one of unparalleled importance for scholars and historians. Interestingly, Odoric noted the religious and cultural customs of the places he visited, treating their practices with tolerance, respect, and curiosity. He frequently took pains to tell of spectacular things - mountains of salt, impenetrable deserts, mice as big as dogs, trees that produced bread, magic fish, sensational pearls, gigantic tortoises, men with faces of dogs, hens covered in wool, and women equipped with fangs - making this fantastic reading even for those with casual interest." "The description of Odoric's journey to the East comes from the account he dictated upon his return to Italy, which was translated and widely circulated throughout Europe. It is one of the finest examples of extant fourteenth-century travel literature. The account used in this printing comes from Sir Henry Yule's translation, prepared in 1866 and still unsurpassed for its historic value and its faithfulness to the original Latin text."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Relatio. English".
- catalog contributor b12356296.
- catalog contributor b12356297.
- catalog coverage "Asia Description and travel Early works to 1800.".
- catalog coverage "China Description and travel Early works to 1800.".
- catalog created "c2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "c2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2002.".
- catalog description ""Odoric, a Franciscan monk from northeastern Italy, spent much of the early fourteenth century traveling throughout Asia. His adventures provided one of the most important Western accounts of life and culture in what is present-day Iran, India, Indonesia, China, Nepal, and Russia."".
- catalog description ""Setting off only twenty years after Marco Polo's historic trip to the East, Odoric was the only religious traveler to the East whose voyage was recorded, making his account one of unparalleled importance for scholars and historians. Interestingly, Odoric noted the religious and cultural customs of the places he visited, treating their practices with tolerance, respect, and curiosity. He frequently took pains to tell of spectacular things - mountains of salt, impenetrable deserts, mice as big as dogs, trees that produced bread, magic fish, sensational pearls, gigantic tortoises, men with faces of dogs, hens covered in wool, and women equipped with fangs - making this fantastic reading even for those with casual interest."".
- catalog description ""The description of Odoric's journey to the East comes from the account he dictated upon his return to Italy, which was translated and widely circulated throughout Europe. It is one of the finest examples of extant fourteenth-century travel literature. The account used in this printing comes from Sir Henry Yule's translation, prepared in 1866 and still unsurpassed for its historic value and its faithfulness to the original Latin text."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Foreword / Archbishop Antonio Vitale Bommarco, O.F.M., Conv. -- Introduction / Paolo Chiesa -- The Eastern Parts of the World Described / Friar Odoric the Bohemian.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 58-62) and index.".
- catalog extent "ix, 174 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0802849636 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Italian texts and studies on religion and society".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "c2002.".
- catalog language "eng lat".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.,".
- catalog spatial "Asia Description and travel Early works to 1800.".
- catalog spatial "China Description and travel Early works to 1800.".
- catalog subject "950/.2 21".
- catalog subject "DS6 .O34137 2002".
- catalog subject "Odorico, da Pordenone, 1265?-1331 Travel Asia.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Foreword / Archbishop Antonio Vitale Bommarco, O.F.M., Conv. -- Introduction / Paolo Chiesa -- The Eastern Parts of the World Described / Friar Odoric the Bohemian.".
- catalog title "Relatio. English".
- catalog title "The travels of Friar Odoric / Odoric of Pordenone ; translated by Sir Henry Yule.".
- catalog type "Early works. fast".
- catalog type "text".