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The book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the East; (1903)

Polo, Marco, 1254-1323?, Cordier, Henri, 1849-1925, Yule, Amy Frances, Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889 · London, J. Murray · leaf 41

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is all of very fine marble,well built and firmly founded. Along the top of thebridge there is on either side a parapet of marble slabsand columns, made in this way. At the beginning ofthe bridge there is a marble column, and under it amarble lion, so that the column stands upon the lionsloins,… … The Bridge of Pulisanghin. (Reduced from a Chinese original.) —zt iicsus ccst flum a *w mxrut bums pxmt ic picws: tar sadut? qt prmi naen tout le monic be si hiaxts ne sent parcil. with its two lions, and the space between them is closedwith slabs of grey marble to prevent people from fallingover…

Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 · Polo family · Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889 · Polo, Marco, 1254-1323? · Voyages and travels · Mongols · Inscriptions, Chinese

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