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1 online resource (1 volume (various pagings)). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Hakluyt Society, First Series ; v. 31
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Hakluyt Society, First Series.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Annotation 'Translated from the Latin Original, as published at Paris in 1839, in the Recueil de Voyages et de mémoires, of the Society of Geography, with the Addition of a Commentary'. The supplementary material includes the 1863 annual report.<br />This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1863. |
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""Cover""; ""REPORT FOR 1863""; ""DEDICATION""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""I The Mediterranean""; ""1. The whirlpool of the Faro""; ""2. The Flux of Euripus""; ""3. Earthquakes at Thebes""; ""II Concerning Armenia""; ""1. Mount Arart and its legends. The Vine of Noah""; ""2. Martyrdom of apostles, and their miracles""; ""4. Conversion of the schismatics by the Missionary Friars""; ""5. Rulers of Armenia""; ""6. Its Dead Sea""; ""7. Its extent""; ""8. 9. Other parts of Armenia""; ""III Concerning the Realm of Persia""; ""1. Tabriz; absence of dew and rain""; ""2. Conversions to Holy Church. |
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Ur of the Chaldees""""3. Sultania""; ""4. Onagri""; ""5. People and productions of Persia""; ""6. Its extent, and uncleanly manners of the people""; ""7. Springs of pitch""; ""8. Manna; flowing sands; general character of those countries ""; ""IV Concerning India the Less""; ""1. Date Palms""; ""2. Absence of springs, and of rain for none months""; ""3. Marvels. Habits of the people""; ""4. Variation of days and nights""; ""5, 6. Fuits of India; Chaqui and Bloqui (the jack fruit)""; ""7, 8, 9. The mango, lemmons, vines, etc""; ""10. The coco-nut and its products"" |
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""11. Other trees giving liquor the Banya described""; ""12, 13, 14. Wild beasts- the Lynx, the Rhinoceros""; ""15. Marvellous serpents""; ""16. The crocodile""; ""17. Birds, and great Bats""; ""18. Other birds""; ""19. Was in India contemptible""; ""20, 21. Precious stones""; ""22. Widow burning""; ""23. The Parsis described""; ""24. The Doms""; ""25. Ginger; Sugar-cane; Cassia fistula""; ""26. High character of the people""; ""27. Heat""; ""28. Few metals; no spices but ginger""; ""29. Ravages of the Saracens""; ""30. Pagan prophecies"" |
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""31. Christians of St. Thomas, and thier ignorance""""32. Conversions to the faith""; ""33. Tolerant spirit of the idolaters""; ""34. Their manner of sacrifice""; ""35. Their idols, etc; their reverence for oxen""; ""36, 37. Blackness a beauty in India""; ""V Concerning India the Greater""; ""1, 2. The Elephant described""; ""3. Spices""; ""4. Ginger; Pepper described; Cinnamon""; ""5. Islands of India; Ceylon""; ""6. Pearl Fishery""; ""7. Birds""; ""8. Marvels of the islands""; ""9. Winged Cats""; ""10. The Talipat's great leaves""; ""11. The king of Ceylon and his rubies"" |
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""12. Island of Naked Folk""""13-16. Great island of Java (the Archipelago in general); Spices; Pygmies; Cloves; Cannibals""; ""17. Dress in India""; ""18. That of the kings""; ""19. Inheritance in the female line only (nairs)""; ""20. Vows of self-immolation""; ""21-27. Particulars of climate and celestial phenomena""; ""28. Wild Forest Races""; ""29. Serpents""; ""30. Remarkable wasps""; ""31. White ants""; ""32, 33. Red Kites""; ""34. Great bird that wails by night""; ""35. The Devil speaketh""; ""36. Marvellous land"" |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800.
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Voyages and travels. |
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Early works to 1800 |
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India -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
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India. |
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Asia -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
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Asia. |
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Electronic books.
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Early works.
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Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889.
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Hakluyt Society.
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Wonders of the east |
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Marvels described |
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Print version: Yule, Henry. Mirabilia Descripta, The Wonders of the East, by Friar Jordanus : Of the Order of Preachers and Bishop of Columbum in India the Greater, (circa 1330). Farnham : Ashgate Publishing Ltd, ©2010 9781409412977 |
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9781409415367 (electronic book) |
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1409415368 (electronic book) |
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9781409412977 (hardback) |
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