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COSIMO CLASSICS COSIMO CLASSICS The Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo
It was perhaps the first book to achieve bestseller status before the invention of the printing pressit was certainly the most controversial. Did Venetian trader and explorer MARCO POLO (12541324) actually reach the court of Kublai Khan serve the emperor as his emissary and journey the distant lands of Cathay for 17 years as he relates in his Travels of Marco Polo? The question still hasnt quite been settled today. but whether Polo experienced firsthand the wonders of ancient China retold tales he heard from Arab travelers along the Silk Road or simply invented half his stories this remains a delightful read for fans of history adventure and medieval literature. The new edition features illustrations from a 14thcentury French version of Polos manuscript.show more