14th century.
Lazari.
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MODENA
Este Library
Latin.
Pipino's Parchment of 14th century. Muratori speaks of this.
(Script. VII.) as "fortassis autographum."
Muratoni; and Prof. Bianconi, Degli Scritta di Marco Polo, etc.
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FLORENCE
Bib. Magliabecchiana (now Nationale), Cl. XIII., Plut. IV. c. 104
Italian (Tuscan).
The Crusca MS., of which an account has been given, vol. i. Int.,
Original Language of the Book.
Paper, folio, early in 14th century.
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Bib. Magliabecchiana (now Nazionale), Cl. XIII., Plut. IV. c. 73
Itailian.
Many liberties taken with the text, and much abridged and disarranged.
Thus, after the Prologue it proceeds: "Al nome di Dio io Marcho Polo
Veneziano raccontero tutte le maravigliose chose ch'io trovai e
vidi, etc. etc." It ends the chapter on Russia with the following
impertinence: "E se volete sapere piu innanzi dimandatene un altro
ch'io Marcho Polo non cercai piu avanti." The Khalif is called
Largaliffe; Reobarles, Reubarbe, with a marginal note in
an old hand, "Reubarbe citta di Persia, donde viene il reubarbero
herba medicinale." Completed by Dolfo Spini, 16th July, 1425. Paper.
Belonged to the Strozzi Collection.
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Bib. Magliabecchiana (now Nazionale), Cl. XIII., Plut. IV., c. 61
Italian.
This corresponds to the Pucci MS. noted below (No. 47). It
contains the colophon quoted at vol. i. Int., Some Estimate of Polo
and his Book, p. 115, note.
Paper, folio, 1392, 100 ff. of which the first 40 contain Polo.
Not well written.
Ex. Bibl. Gaddiana.
*Baldelli-Boni.
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Bib. Magliabecchiana (now Naxionale), Cl. XIII., Plut. IV., c. 136
Italian.
Both beginning and end are missing. Slightly different from the Crusca.
14th century.
*Baldelli-Boni.
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FLORENCE
Riccardian Library
Italian.
Ends with chapter on Russia. Followed by an extract of Mandevile and a
valuable coll. of geographical documents of 15th century and beginning
of 16th.
Paper 4to, 16th century.
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45
FLORENCE
Riccardian Library
Latin.
Pipino's; but reaching only to Bk. III. ch. 31.
Paper, 14th century.
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46
FLORENCE
Riccardian Library, No. 1924.
Italian (Ven. dialect).
Partial and defective transcript under the title of Itinerario di
Levante.
G. Uzielli, Note.
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FLORENCE
Library of Pucci family
Italian.
See remarks at vol. i. Int., Various Types of the Text. Completed
20th Nov. 1391.
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48
FLORENCE
Bib. Palatina (now united to Nazionale), Cod. 572
Italian.
The language differs slightly from that of the Crusca, and, where I have
compared it, is less compressed. Ends with Rossia.
Paper, small 4to, 14th century.
Written somewhat roughly in a very old hand. Rustician is Messer
Restazo da Pisa. The Grand Kaan gives the Polo's a "tovaglia
d'Oro."
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LUCCA
Bib. governativa, Coll. (Lucchesini, Giacomo), No. 26 (now No. 296)
Italian (Ven. dialect).
Corresponds to the corrupt Venice epitome published in 1496. Contains
also Odorico.
[Ends: - "Complito el libro de le cosse mirabile vedute per lo nobile
homo Messer Marcho Polo gientelomo de Venesia a di 12 de
Marzo 1465 per mi Daniele da Verona in sul Ponte de' Berettiari al
onore e laude dell' Omnipotente."
Paper, 4to, 75 ff.
