The exhibition Real and Imaginary Lands, China and Marco Polo: A Tale of Books kicks off at the Shanghai Library in East China, showcasing original Italian manuscripts and featuring over 100 ...

Marco Polo carries his popular book Il Milione, known in English as ... Photograph by AKG/Album Although the original manuscript is lost, more than 100 illuminated copies have survived from ...

Marco Polo set out from Venice with his father ... as elusive as the players in the game. Not only is the original version of his book lost forever but Polo's family palazzo was burnt in a fire ...

Unfortunately the original manuscripts disappeared almost immediately. But there are about 150 very early manuscripts of Marco Polo's book in existence. That doesn't sound like many, but it's ...

Filled with wonders, Marco Polo's tales are the first European ... Not only is the original version of his book lost forever but Polo's family palazzo was burnt in a fire in the 16th Century.