Le Devisement du Monde
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Le Devisement du Monde is a 13th-century travel narrative attributed to Marco Polo that recounts his journeys through Asia and provides one of the earliest detailed European descriptions of the Mongol Empire and the Far East.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Le Devisement du Monde canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
medieval travel literature ⓘ primary historical source ⓘ travel narrative ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
The Travels of Marco Polo
ⓘ
surface form:
Genoese captivity of Marco Polo
Venetian merchants ⓘ |
| author | Marco Polo ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Rustichello da Pisa ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Rustichello da Pisa ⓘ |
| contains |
descriptions of customs and religions
ⓘ
economic observations ⓘ political observations ⓘ reports of trade and commodities ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| describes |
China
ⓘ
India ⓘ Kublai Khan's court ⓘ Persia ⓘ Silk Road routes ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ Yuan dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Yuan dynasty China
|
| genre |
ethnographic account
ⓘ
geographical description ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| hasVariantTitle |
Il Milione
ⓘ
The Travels of Marco Polo ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed | Mongol Empire ⓘ |
| historicity | partly contested ⓘ |
| influenced |
European cartography
ⓘ
Renaissance geographical thought ⓘ later explorers ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | medieval French prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Asia
ⓘ
East Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Far East
Mongol Empire ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
Franco-Italian
ⓘ
Old French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Le Devisement du Monde self-link ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| settingEmpire |
Mongol Ilkhanate
ⓘ
surface form:
Ilkhanate
Yuan dynasty ⓘ |
| settingRegion | Eurasia ⓘ |
| significance |
influential in shaping European knowledge of Asia
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major source on the Mongol Empire for medieval Europe ⓘ one of the earliest detailed European descriptions of the Far East ⓘ |
| timeOfNarratedEvents | 13th century ⓘ |
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