XIV. - CONCERNING THE GREAT FEAST HELD BY THE GRAND KAAN EVERY YEAR ON HIS
BIRTHDAY
NOTES. - 1. The Chinese Year. 2. "Beaten Gold." 3. Textual. Festal
changes of costume. 4. Festivals.
XV. - OF THE GREAT FESTIVAL WHICH THE KAAN HOLDS ON NEW YEAR'S DAY
NOTES. - 1. The White Month. 2. Mystic value of the number 9. 3.
Elephants at Peking. 4. Adoration of Tablets. K'o-tow.
XVI. - CONCERNING THE TWELVE THOUSAND BARONS WHO RECEIVE ROBES OF CLOTH OF
GOLD FROM THE EMPEROR ON THE GREAT FESTIVALS, THIRTEEN CHANGES A-PIECE
NOTES. - 1. Textual. 2. The words Camut and Borgal. 3. Tame Lions.
XVII. - HOW THE GREAT KAAN ENJOINETH HIS PEOPLE TO SUPPLY HIM WITH GAME
NOTE. - Parallel Passage.
XVIII. - OF THE LIONS AND LEOPARDS AND WOLVES THAT THE KAAN KEEPS FOR THE
CHASE
NOTES. - 1. The Cheeta or Hunting Leopard. 2. Lynxes. 3. The Tiger,
termed Lion by Polo. 4. The Burgut Eagle.
XIX. - CONCERNING THE TWO BROTHERS WHO HAVE CHARGE OF THE KAAN'S HOUNDS
NOTE. - The Masters of the Hounds, and their title.
XX. - HOW THE EMPEROR GOES ON A HUNTING EXPEDITION
NOTES. - 1. Direction of the Tour. 2. Hawking Establishments. 3. The word
Toskaul. 4. The word Bularguchi. 5. Kublai's Litter. 6. Kachar
Modun. 7. The Kaan's Great Tents. 8. The Sable and Ermine. 9. Petis de
la Croix.
XXI. - HOW THE GREAT KAAN, ON RETURNING FROM HIS HUNTING EXPEDITION, HOLDS
A GREAT COURT AND ENTERTAINMENT
NOTE. - This chapter peculiar to the 2nd Type of MSS.
