Cathay and the Way Thither Vol 1: Being a Collection of Medieval Notices of China by Henry Yule
Cathay and the Way Thither Vol 1: Being a Collection of Medieval Notices of China by Henry Yule
English | Nov 2, 2010 | ISBN: 1108010369 | 520 Pages | PDF | 14 MB
English | Nov 2, 2010 | ISBN: 1108010369 | 520 Pages | PDF | 14 MB
This volume, first published in 1866, is the first of two compilations edited by Colonel Henry Yule on contacts with China before the discovery of sea routes to the east. Yule's detailed introductory essay surveys the history of European contacts with the east, beginning with the Greek geographers and going up to the thirteenth century. He then presents the narratives of the Franciscan Odoric of Pordenone and other missionary friars in the fourteenth century.