The book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian : concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the East (1871)
Polo, Marco, 1254-1323, Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889 · London : John Murray · leaf 343
chantment; insomuch that they make their idols tospeak. They can also by their sorceries bring on changesof weather and produce darkness, and do a number ofthino-s so extraordinary that no one without seeing themwould believe them.^ Indeed, this country is the veryoriginal source from which… … Ancient Buddhist Temple at Pandrethan in Kashmir. people is flesh, and milk, and rice. The clime is finelytempered, being neither very hot nor very cold. Thereare numbers of towns and villages in the country, but alsoforests and desert tracts, and strong passes, so that thepeople have no fear of…
Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 · Polo family · Voyages and travels · Mongols · Early maps · Inscriptions, Chinese
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