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Rubruck (Friar William).

The Mission of ...\' His Journey to the Court of the Great Khan Mongke 1253-1255.

Published: Hakluyt Society, London, 1990

Edition: First

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Rubruck (Friar William). The Mission of ...\' His Journey to the Court of the Great Khan Mongke 1253-1255. Translated By Peter Jackson. Introduction, Notes and Appendices By Peter Jackson and David Morgan... London: The Hakluyt Society, 1990.
First Edition. 8vo., xvi,312pp., with frontispiece and maps; blue cloth gilt with printed dust-wrapper. (very good).
(Hakluyt Society, Second Series No. 173).
\"The Franciscan William of Rubruck, who travelled through the Mongal empire in 1253-55, composed the earliest report of a missionary journey (to the Mongol Empire) that has come down to us. Couched in the form of a long letter to the French king Louis IX, this remarkable document constitutes an extremely valuable source on the Mongalos during the era of their greatness. ...\" Dust Wrapper.
  • Overall Condition: very good
  • Size: 8vo
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