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.
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.
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