Marco Polo
translation: Henry Yule, Henri Cordier

THE TRAVELS OF MARCO POLO
Volume I.
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BOOK FIRST.

Account of Regions Visited or heard of on the Journey from the Lesser Armenia to the Court of the Great Kaan at Chandu.

I.—HERE THE BOOK BEGINS; AND FIRST IT SPEAKS OF THE LESSER HERMENIA

  NOTES.—1. Little Armenia. 2. Meaning of Chasteaux. 3. Sickliness of
  Cilician Coast. 4. The phrase "fra terre."

II.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF TURCOMANIA

  NOTES.—1. Brutality of the people. 2. Application of name Turcomania.
  Turcoman Hordes.

III.—DESCRIPTION OF THE GREATER HERMENIA

NOTES.—1. Erzingan. Buckrams, what were they? 2. Erzrum. 3. Baiburt. 4. Ararat. 5. Oil wells of Baku.

IV.—OF GEORGIANIA AND THE KINGS THEREOF

NOTES.—1. Georgian Kings. 2. The Georgians. 3. The Iron Gates and Wall of Alexander. 4. Box forests. 5. Goshawks. 6. Fish Miracle. 7. Sea of Ghel or Ghelan. Names ending in -án. 8. Names of the Caspian, and navigation thereon. 9. Fish in the Caspian.

V.—OF THE KINGDOM OF MAUSUL

NOTES.—1. Atabeks of Mosul. 2. Nestorian and Jacobite Christians. 3. Mosolins. 4. The Kurds. 5. Mush and Mardin.

VI.—OF THE GREAT CITY OF BAUDAS, AND HOW IT WAS TAKEN

  NOTES.—1. Baudas, or Baghdad. 2. Island of Kish. 3. Basra.
  4. Baldachins and other silk textures; Animal patterns. 5, 6. Hulákú's
  Expedition. 7. The Death of the Khalíf Mosta'sim. 8. Froissart.

VII.—HOW THE CALIF OF BAUDAS TOOK COUNSEL TO SLAY ALL THE CHRISTIANS IN HIS LAND

NOTES.—1. Chronology. 2. "Ses Regisles et ses Casses."

VIII.—HOW THE CHRISTIANS WERE IN GREAT DISMAY BECAUSE OF WHAT THE CALIF HAD SAID

NOTE.—The word "cralantur."

IX.—HOW THE ONE-EYED COBLER WAS DESIRED TO PRAY FOR THE CHRISTIANS

X.—HOW THE PRAYER OF THE ONE-EYED COBLER CAUSED THE MOUNTAIN TO MOVE

NOTE.—The Mountain Miracle.

XI.—OF THE NOBLE CITY OF TAURIS

NOTES.—1. Tabriz. 2. Cremesor. 3. Traffic at Tabriz. 4. The Torizi. 5. Character of City and People.

XII.—OF THE MONASTERY OF SAINT BARSAMO ON THE BORDERS OF TAURIS

NOTE.—The Monastery of Barsauma.

XIII.—OF THE GREAT COUNTRY OF PERSIA; WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE THREE KINGS

NOTES.—1. Kala' Atishparastán. 2. The Three Kings.

XIV.—HOW THE THREE KINGS RETURNED TO THEIR OWN COUNTRY

  NOTES.—1. The three mystic Gifts. 2. The Worshipped Fire. 3. Sávah and
  Avah. The Legend in Mas'udi. Embellishments of the Story of the Magi.

XV.—OF THE EIGHT KINGDOMS OF PERSIA, AND HOW THEY ARE NAMED

NOTES.—1. The Eight Kingdoms. 2. Export of Horses, and Prices. 3. Persian Brigands. 4. Persian wine.

XVI.—CONCERNING THE GREAT CITY OF YASDI

NOTES.—1. Yezd. 2. Yezd to Kerman. The Woods spoken of.

XVII.—CONCERNING THE KINGDOM OF KERMAN

  NOTES.—1. City and Province of Kerman. 2. Turquoises. 3. Ondanique or
  Indian Steel. 4. Manufactures of Kerman. 5. Falcons.

XVIII.—OF THE CITY OF CAMADI AND ITS RUINS; ALSO (...)

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