The travels of Friar Odoric

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Label

The travels of Friar Odoric

Statement of responsibility

Odoric of Pordenone ; translated by Sir Henry Yule

Creator

• Odorico, da Pordenone, 1265?-1331

Contributor

• Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889

Subject

• Asia -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800
• China -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800
• Odorico, da Pordenone, 1265?-1331 -- Travel -- Asia

Genre

• Early works to 1800

Language

• eng
• lat
• eng

Summary

• "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

Member of

• Relatio
• Italian texts and studies on religion and society

Biography type

contains biographical information

Cataloging source

DLC

Illustrations

maps

Index

index present

LC call number

DS6

LC item number

.O34137 2002

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Italian texts and studies on religion and society