The rise of the Mongol empire and the Mongol devastation of Hungary and Poland in 1241-2 brought the West for the first time into contact with Inner Asia. Newly emerging orders of preaching friars found their field of operations greatly expanded, and William of Rubruck's report of his missionary journey through the Mongol empire is the earliest such account. He covers not only the Mongols, but also first encounters with Buddhism and the shamanistic practices of steppe people, and observations on the Nestorian Christian ...
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The rise of the Mongol empire and the Mongol devastation of Hungary and Poland in 1241-2 brought the West for the first time into contact with Inner Asia. Newly emerging orders of preaching friars found their field of operations greatly expanded, and William of Rubruck's report of his missionary journey through the Mongol empire is the earliest such account. He covers not only the Mongols, but also first encounters with Buddhism and the shamanistic practices of steppe people, and observations on the Nestorian Christian church and its rites, with additional perceptive remarks on geography, ethnography and fauna.
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Add this copy of The Mission of Friar William of Rubruck. His Journey to to cart. $27.12, very good condition, Sold by Arapiles Mountain Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Castlemaine, VIC, AUSTRALIA, published 1990 by The Hakluyt Society.
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VG+ in VG jacket. VG+/VG. 8vo. original blue cloth gilt (single 'Little Library' RSM to title page, small texter mark at tail edge, else clean & crisp) in dustwrapper (rubbed & a trifle nicked, spine slightly sunned, discreet texter mark at tail cap); pp. xvi, 312, with frontispiece + 4 maps. A very good copy.
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Book. Octavo, xv, 312 pages. In Good plus condition with a Fair dust jacket. Spine is green with blue print. Dust jacket has edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, rubbing, mild shelf wear. Price unclipped: "ï¿¡25 net". Boards in blue cloth with gilt ship. Text block has spotting to top edge. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece, genealogical table, maps. Series ISSN: 0072-9396. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column L. 1382737. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Very Good. Size: 5x1x8; The Hakluyt Society; London, 1990. Hardcover. A Very Good, blue cloth binding with gilt emblem on front board and gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, trace handling marks/shelf wear, bit of crimping to spine edges, a hint of sunning to text block edges and page margins, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, some sunning to spine, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 312pp., bibliography, indexed. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 600grams, ISBN: 0904180298.
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