Lamba Doria's Expedition to the Adriatic.
34. The Fleets come in sight of each other at Curzola. 35. The Venetians
defeated, and Marco Polo a Prisoner. 36. Marco Polo in Prison dictates
his Book to Rusticiano of Pisa. Release of Venetian Prisoners. 37.
Grounds on which the story of Marco Polo's capture at Curzola rests.
VII. RUSTICIANO OR RUSTICHELLO OF PISA, MARCO POLO'S FELLOW-PRISONER AT
GENOA, THE SCRIBE WHO WROTE DOWN THE TRAVELS
Sec. 38. Rusticiano, perhaps a Prisoner from Meloria. 39. A Person known
from other sources. 40. Character of his Romance Compilations.
41. Identity of the Romance Compiler with Polo's Fellow-Prisoner.
42. Further particulars regarding Rusticiano.
VIII. NOTICES OF MARCO POLO'S HISTORY AFTER THE TERMINATION OF HIS
IMPRISONMENT AT GENOA
Sec. 43. Death of Marco's Father before 1300. Will of his Brother Maffeo.
44. Documentary Notices of Polo at this time. The Sobriquet of
Milione. 45. Polo's relations with Thibault de Cepoy. 46. His
Marriage, and his Daughters. Marco as a Merchant. 47. His Last Will; and
Death. 48. Place of Sepulture. Professed Portraits of Polo. 49. Further
History of the Polo Family. 49 bis. Reliques of Marco Polo.
IX. MARCO POLO'S BOOK; AND THE LANGUAGE IN WHICH IT WAS FIRST WRITTEN
Sec. 50. General Statement of what the Book contains. 51. Language of the
original Work. 52. Old French Text of the Societe de Geographie.
53. Conclusive proof that the Old French Text is the source of all the
others.
