Sujet
Scene from Marco Polo's "Book of Marvels...", early 15th century. Creator: Boucicaut Master.
Légende
Scene from Marco Polo's "Book of Marvels...", early 15th century, showing merchants entering a walled town, mason and carpenter at work, a shopkeeper serving a customer, and men driving swine. Together with his father and uncle, Venetian traveller and merchant Marco Polo (1254-1324) set off from Venice for Asia in 1271, travelling the Silk Road and arriving at the court of Kublai Khan some three years later. They spent 17 years in China before returning home, arriving back in Italy in 1295. Marco Polo was imprisoned by the Genoese, writing an account of his travels, "Il Milione" whilst in captivity. Early 15th century manuscript from the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.
Date
1400
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Oxford Science Archive
Notre référence
HRM19B63_425
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
30,3Mo (2,8Mo) / 37,3cm x 20,3cm / 4406 x 2400 (300dpi)