By Marco Polo and Rustichello of Pisa
Including the unabridged third edition (1903) of Henry Yule's annotated
translation, as revised by Henri Cordier; together with Cordier's later
volume of notes and addenda (1920)
IN TWO VOLUMES
VOLUME II
Containing the second volume of the 1903 edition and the 1920 volume of
addenda (two original volumes bound as one)
CONTENTS OF VOL. II.
SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS
EXPLANATORY LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
THE BOOK OF MARCO POLO
APPENDICES
INDEX
SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS.
BOOK SECOND - (Continued).
PART II.
Journey to the West and South-West of Cathay.
XXXV. - HERE BEGINS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE INTERIOR OF CATHAY; AND FIRST OF
THE RIVER PULISANGHIN
NOTES. - 1. Marco's Route. 2. The Bridge Pul-i-sangin, or Lu-ku-k'iao.
XXXVI. - ACCOUNT OF THE CITY OF JUJU
NOTES. - 1. The Silks called _Sendals_. 2. Chochau. 3. Bifurcation of Two
Great Roads at this point.
XXXVII. - THE KINGDOM OF TAIANFU
NOTES. - 1. Acbaluc. 2. T'ai-yuan fu. 3. Grape-wine of that place.
4. P'ing-yang fu.
XXXVIII. - CONCERNING THE CASTLE OF CAICHU. THE GOLDEN KING AND PRESTER JOHN
NOTES. - 1. The Story and Portrait of the _Roi d'Or_. 2. Effeminacy
reviving in every Chinese Dynasty.
XXXIX. - HOW PRESTER JOHN TREATED THE GOLDEN KING HIS PRISONER
XL. - CONCERNING THE GREAT RIVER CARAMORAN AND THE CITY OF CACHANFU
NOTES. - 1. The Kara Muren. 2. Former growth of silk in Shan-si and
Shen-si. 3. The _akche_ or _asper_.
XLI. - CONCERNING THE CITY OF KENJANFU
NOTES. - 1. Morus alba. 2. Geography of the Route since Chapter XXXVIII.
3. Kenjanfu or Si-ngan fu; the Christian monument there. 4. Prince
Mangala.
XLII. - CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF CUNCUN, WHICH IS RIGHT WEARISOME TO
TRAVEL THROUGH
NOTE. - The Mountain Road to Southern Shen-si.
XLIII. - CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF ACBALEC MANZI
NOTES. - 1. Geography, and doubts about Acbalec. 2. Further Journey into
Sze-ch'wan.
XLIV. - CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF SINDAFU
NOTES. - 1. Ch'eng-tu fu. 2. The Great River or _Kiang_. 3. The word
_Comereque_. 4. The Bridge-Tolls. 5. Correction of Text.
XLV. - CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF TEBET
NOTES. - 1. The Part of Tibet and events referred to. 2. Noise of burning
bamboos. 3. Road retains its desolate character. 4. Persistence of
eccentric manners illustrated. 5. Name of the Musk animal.
XLVI. - FURTHER DISCOURSE CONCERNING TEBET
NOTES. - 1. Explanatory. 2. "_Or de Paliolle_." 3. Cinnamon. 4. 5. Great
Dogs, and _Beyamini_ oxen.
XLVII. - CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF CAINDU
NOTES. - 1. Explanation from Ramusio. 2. Pearls of Inland Waters. 3. Lax
manners. 4. Exchange of Salt for Gold. 5. Salt currency. 6. Spiced Wine.
7. Plant like the Clove, spoken of by Polo. Tribes of this Tract.
XLVIII. - CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF CARAJAN
NOTES. - 1. Geography of the Route between Sindafu or Ch'eng-tu fu, and
Carajan or Yun-nan. 2. Christians and Mahomedans in Yun-nan. 3. Wheat.
4. Cowries. 5. Brine-spring. 6. Parallel.
XLIX. - CONCERNING A FURTHER PART OF THE PROVINCE OF CARAJAN
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