Marco Polo

[ mahr-koh poh-loh ]

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noun

Marco Polo

/ ˈmɑːkəʊ ˈpəʊləʊ /

Polo, Marco

An Italian explorer of the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries; one of the first Europeans to travel across Asia . He visited the court of Kublai Khan ( see “ Kubla Khan ” under “Literature in English” ), the Mongol ruler of China , and became a government official in China. His account of his travels was distributed after his return to Italy .

I laid down on the floor and watched the Marco Polo diary with the contemporary footage and I felt like I took a trip.

Yules edition of Marco Polo has also been a very inspiring source of material.

Marco Polo speaks of a stone fibre found at Chinchin, which answers in description to asbestos.

Marco Polo, in the thirteenth century, frequently speaks of velvet as an Asiatic fabric.

"Thy tales are more piquant than the tales of Marco Polo," his friend said rallying him.

Froissart and Marco Polo should be included; the fable-making travelers perform a very useful function.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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