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The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the East, volume 1

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01 - Introductory Notices, part 1: Obscurities in the history of his life and book. Ramusio's statements.

Tác giả: Rustichello da Pisa; Marco Polo

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01 - Introductory Notices, part 1: Obscurities in the history of his life and book. Ramusio's statements.
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02 - Introductory Notices, part 2: Sketch of the state of the east at the time of the journeys of the Polo family.
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03 - Introductory Notices, part 3: The Polo family. Personal history of the travellers down to their final return from the east.
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04 - Introductory Notices, part 4: Digression concerning the mansion of the Polo family at Venice.
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05 - Introductory Notices, part 5: Digression concerning the war-galleys of the Mediterranean states in the Middle Ages.
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06 - Introductory Notices, part 6: The jealousies and naval wars of Venice and Genoa. Lamba Doria's expedition to the Adriatic
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07 - Introductory Notices, part 7: Rusticiano or Rustichello of Pisa, Marco Polo's fellow-prisoner at Genoa, the scribe who wrote down the travels.
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08 - Introductory Notices, part 8: Notices of Marco Polo's history after the termination of his imprisonment at Genoa.
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09 - Introductory Notices, part 9: Marco Polo's book
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10 - Introductory Notices, part 10: Various types of text of Marco Polo's book.
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11 - Introductory Notices, part 11: Some estimate of the character of Polo and his book.
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12 - Introductory Notices, part 12: Contemporary recognition of Polo and his book.
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13 - Introductory Notices, part 13: Nature of Polo's influence on geographical knowledge.
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14 - Introductory Notices, part 14: Explanations regarding the basis adopted for the present translation.
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15 - Prologue, part 1: Chapters 1 and 2. How the two brothers Polo set forth from Constantinople to traverse the world
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19 - Book First, Chapters 1 to 4. Here the book begins
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21 - Book First, Chapters 11 to 15. Of the noble city of Tauris. Of the monastery of Saint Barsamo on the borders of Tauris. Of the great country of Persia
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22 - Book First, Chapters 16 to 18. Concerning the great city of Yasdi. Concerning the kingdom of Kerman. Of the city of Camadi and its ruins
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24 - Book First, Chapters 23 to 25. Concerning the Old Man of the Mountain. How the Old Man used to train his assassins. How the Old Man came by his end.
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25 - Book First, Chapters 26 to 29. Concerning the city of Sapurgan. Of the city of Balc. Of Taican, and the mountains of salt. Also of the province of Casem. Of the province of Badashan.
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26 - Book First, Chapters 30 to 32. Of the province of Pashai. Of the province of Keshimur. Of the great river of Badashan
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27 - Book First, Chapters 33 to 39. Of the kingdom of Cascar. Of the great city of Samarcan. Of the province of Yarcan. Of a province called Cotan. Of the province of Pein. Of the province of Charchan. Of the city of Lop and the great desert.
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28 - Book First, Chapters 40 to 44. Concerning the great province of Tangut. Of the province of Camul. Of the province of Chingintalas. Of the province of Sukchur. Of the city of Campichu.
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30 - Book First, Chapters 52 to 54. Concerning the customs of the Tartars. Concerning the God of the Tartars. Concerning the Tartar customs of war.
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31 - Book First, Chapters 55 to 58. Concerning the administering of justice among the Tartars. Sundry particulars on the plain beyond Caracoron. Of the kingdom of Erguiul, and province of Sinju. Of the kingdom of Egrigaia.
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32 - Book First, Chapters 59 to 61. Concerning the province of Tenduc, and the descendants of Prester John. Concerning the Kaan's palace of Chagannor. Of the city of Chandu, and the Kaan's palace there.
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34 - Book Second, Part 1, Chapters 5 to 7. How the great Kaan caused Nayan to be put to death. How the great Kaan went back to the city of Cambaluc. How the Kaan rewarded the valour of his captains.
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35 - Book Second, Part 1, Chapters 8 to 10. Concerning the person of the great Kaan. Concerning the great Kaan's sons. Concerning the palace of the great Kaan.
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39 - Book Second, Part 1, Chapters 23 to 24. Concerning the oppressions of Achmath the Bailo, and the plot that was formed against him. How the great Kaan causeth the bark of trees, made into something like paper, to pass for money over all his country.