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050 00 $aDS6$b.O34137 2002
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100 0 $aOdorico,$cda Pordenone,$d1265?-1331.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83215475
240 10 $aRelatio.$lEnglish$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001090347
245 14 $aThe travels of Friar Odoric /$cOdoric of Pordenone ; translated by Sir Henry Yule.
260 $aGrand Rapids, Mich. :$bW.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.,$c[2002], ©2002.
300 $aix, 174 pages :$bmap ;$c20 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aItalian texts and studies on religion and society
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 58-62) and index.
520 1 $a"Odoric, a Franciscan monk from northeastern Italy, spent much of the early fourteenth century traveling throughout Asia. His adventures provided one of the most important Western accounts of life and culture in what is present-day Iran, India, Indonesia, China, Nepal, and Russia.".
520 8 $a"Setting off only twenty years after Marco Polo's historic trip to the East, Odoric was the only religious traveler to the East whose voyage was recorded, making his account one of unparalleled importance for scholars and historians. Interestingly, Odoric noted the religious and cultural customs of the places he visited, treating their practices with tolerance, respect, and curiosity.
520 8 $aHe frequently took pains to tell of spectacular things - mountains of salt, impenetrable deserts, mice as big as dogs, trees that produced bread, magic fish, sensational pearls, gigantic tortoises, men with faces of dogs, hens covered in wool, and women equipped with fangs - making this fantastic reading even for those with casual interest.".
520 8 $a"The description of Odoric's journey to the East comes from the account he dictated upon his return to Italy, which was translated and widely circulated throughout Europe. It is one of the finest examples of extant fourteenth-century travel literature. The account used in this printing comes from Sir Henry Yule's translation, prepared in 1866 and still unsurpassed for its historic value and its faithfulness to the original Latin text."--BOOK JACKET.
651 0 $aAsia$xDescription and travel$vEarly works to 1800.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114269
651 0 $aChina$xDescription and travel$vEarly works to 1800.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008100557
600 00 $aOdorico,$cda Pordenone,$d1265?-1331$xTravel$zAsia.
700 1 $aYule, Henry,$cSir,$d1820-1889.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50014621
830 0 $aItalian texts and studies on religion and society.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001089614
852 00 $beal$hDS6$i.O34137 2002