Marco Polo was the most famous traveller of his time.
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He tells the story of the holy shoemaker, the wicked caliph and the three kings, among a great many others, evoking a remote and long-vanished world with colour and immediacy.
The accounts of his Travels provide a fascinating glimpse of the different societies he encountered: their religions, customs, ceremonies and way of life; on the spices and silks of the East; on precious gems, exotic vegetation and wild beasts.
On his return to the West he was made a prisoner of war and met Rustichello of Pisa, with whom he collaborated on this book.
His voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China, after which he served the Kubilai Khan on numerous diplomatic missions.
Marco Polo was the most famous traveller of his time
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