The Mission of Friar William of Rubruck: His Journey to the Court of the Great Khan Möngke, 1253–1255 by David O. Morgan, Willem van Ruysbroeck, Peter Jackson

The Mission of Friar William of Rubruck: His Journey to the Court of the Great Khan Möngke, 1253–1255

David O. Morgan, Willem van Ruysbroeck, Peter Jackson

336 pages first pub 1255 (view editions)

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"William of Rubruck was a Franciscan friar who wrote the first great travel book about Asia. In 1253–55 he made the journey from the Holy Land to the court of the Great Khan Möngke at Qaraqorum in Mongolia and back again. . . . William was interes...

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