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020			_a0802849636 (cloth : alk. paper)
035			_a(DLC) 2001053857
035			_a(BNAtoc) 2001053857
035			_a(Nz)6559678
035			_a(OCoLC)48132083 _z(OCoLC)50272453
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050	0	0	_aDS6 _b.O34137 2002
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100	0		_aOdorico, _cda Pordenone, _d1265?-1331.
240	1	0	_aRelatio. _lEnglish
245	1	4	_aThe travels of Friar Odoric / _cOdoric of Pordenone ; translated by Sir Henry Yule.
260			_aGrand Rapids, Mich. : _bW.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., _cc2002.
300			_aix, 174 p. : _bmap ; _c20 cm.
440		0	_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." "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. He 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." "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.
600	0	0	_aOdorico, _cda Pordenone, _d1265?-1331 _xTravel _zAsia.
651		0	_aAsia _xDescription and travel _vEarly works to 1800.
651		0	_aChina _xDescription and travel _vEarly works to 1800.
700	1		_aYule, Henry, _cSir, _d1820-1889.
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