The City of Light: The Hidden Journal of the Man Who Entered China Four Years Before Marco Polo
d'Ancona, Jacob; Selbourne, David; Lianmao, Wang
Language: English
Published by Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing Corp., 2000
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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First edition. Edges lightly foxed. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 2000 Hard Cover. xv, [5], 538 pp. Translated from the Italian by David Selbourne, with 'Remarks on The City of Light' by Wang Lianmao. "In 1270 a scholarly Jewish merchant called Jacob d'Ancona set out on a voyage from Italy. A year later, he arrived in China at the coastal metropolis of Zaitun, the "City of Light" (now known as Quanzhou), four years before Marco Polo arrived at Xanadu in 1275. Nothing was known of this epochal journey until 1990, when David Selbourne was shown d'Ancona's account of his travels, a remarkable manuscript that had been hidden from public view for more than seven centuries. Eventually translated and edited by Selbourne and published in Great Britain in October 1997 as The City of Light, the account was praised as providing an unparalleled insight into life in the medieval world. Controversy followed. Selbourne had pledged to the manuscript's owner that he would not reveal its whereabouts, and that raised doubts about its authenticity. As a result of U.S. sinologists' criticism of plans for American publication, the first edition was canceled. Now, a year later, Birch Lane Press happily publishes the controversial work. Criticisms of the textual evidence of d'Ancona's account have been answered by Selbourne. Most notably, other academics--particularly and significantly, in China--have come to the support of d'Ancona's account. The work is to be published in a Chinese translation. Vivid and insightful, this account has great historical significance. It not only describes the adventures of a medieval trader, but also comments on Chinese society and manners through the eyes of a European man of learning. The City of Light brings spectacularly to life d'Ancona's encounter with one of the world's great civilizations.…
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- Title
- The City of Light: The Hidden Journal of the Man Who Entered China Four Years Before Marco Polo
- Author
- d'Ancona, Jacob; Selbourne, David; Lianmao, Wang
- Publisher
- Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing Corp.
- Publication year
- 2000
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hard Cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1559725230
- ISBN 13
- 9781559725231
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Item weight
- 33 ounces
- Dimensions
- 6x1x9
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A lost masterpiece of early travel writing, a gutsy fascinating account ( Charles Nicholl, INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY)
One of the most important manuscripts ever discovered ... the extraordinary adventure of a merchant-scholar which will lead us into the past once again blazing with light ( SUNDAY TELEGRAPH)
This book is a many-splendoured achievement.. Moreover it is a feat of scholarship. ( OBSERVER)
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