European · travel account · c. 1300 (French text of 1556)

The Description of the World: Marco Polo in China (Book Two)

Name: The Description of the World: Marco Polo in China (Book Two)
Author: Marco Polo

Marco Polo — 16th-century French

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MouseiaMusean translationMouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation of Book Two (the empire of Kublai Khan and China), made directly from the 1556 French text (Groulleau, Paris), for fidelity, the traveler’s voice, and modern clarity. The long s is normalized to s.

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