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Explorez de beaux paysages avec Marco Polo dans “Le Livre des Merveilles”
Les manuscrits originaux étaient illustrés d’enluminures réalisées à partir des seules descriptions du voyageur ; les diverses illustrations de cet ouvrage renvoient le lecteur sur les traces de Marco Polo, à la découverte de ces contrées lointaines telles que nous les connaissons aujourd’hui.
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Erkunden Sie wunderschöne Landschaften mit Marco Polo in “Das Buch der Wunder”
Marco Polo wurde im mittelalterlichen Venedig in eine wohlhabende Händlerfamilie geboren. Nach einer 24-jährigen Reise durch Fernost beschrieb er im Jahre 1299 seine Abenteuer einem seiner Mitgefangenen, einem Schriftsteller von Abenteuerromanen namens Rustichello da Pisa.
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Explore beautiful landscapes with Marco Polo in “The Book of Wonder”
The most renowned travel story of the Middle Ages has never lost its allure. A story of true wonder, Marco Polo's experiences as well as the reported myths, transport us to the heart of Central Asia, China, Indochina, and the Indian Ocean.
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Did You Know…?
Islam: What has it given us? Other than the obvious furious debates surrounding it and hatred in Western countries which has stemmed from some spectacular ignorance… But that’s another story. Today, I don’t want to kick-start a massive hoo-ha (in British English that word means trouble/ruckus, in case any Americans out there thought I meant something slightly off colour), but I do want to look at some of the lesser known facts and figures of the world’s second-largest religion. 1.) Islam has been around for around 1400 years. 2.) This has led to the medieval Islamic inventions or discoveries of: – Sulfuric Acid and Hydrochloric Acid. Chemists, you may say…
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East Meets West
The Musée du Louvre has been in the process of refurbishing their Department of Islamic Art for nearly four years now – expanding to give works of art ranging from India to Spain more, and deserved, space. Reopening the department this month, pieces spanning from the 8th through 19th centuries will be back on display for the masses – it’s about time, guys! Islamic, Central Asian, and Indian Art are all hugely underrepresented in western cultures. Many museums have one room with a few fantastic pieces devoted to entire eras of the eastern cultures. Which begs the question, should these pieces have even travelled outside of their home counties to…
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