Journey to the Mongol Empire 1253-1255.
Payot| N° d'inventaire | 22233 |
| Format | 11 x 17 |
| Détails | 462 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2019 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782228923897 |
Translated, annotated, and commented by Claire and René Kappler. 16,000 kilometers in two years, partly on foot, but mostly on horseback: from Constantinople to Qaraqorum, capital of the Steppe Empire. Several years before Marco Polo, the account of Father William of Rubruck, envoy of Saint Louis to the Great Khan, is one of the first texts to reveal to the West the wonders of the Mongol order and its empire. An exceptional medieval historical document coupled with a fabulous travelogue to the heart of Asia.
Translated, annotated, and commented by Claire and René Kappler. 16,000 kilometers in two years, partly on foot, but mostly on horseback: from Constantinople to Qaraqorum, capital of the Steppe Empire. Several years before Marco Polo, the account of Father William of Rubruck, envoy of Saint Louis to the Great Khan, is one of the first texts to reveal to the West the wonders of the Mongol order and its empire. An exceptional medieval historical document coupled with a fabulous travelogue to the heart of Asia.