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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting but superficial,
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This review is from: Voyager from Xanadu: Rabban Sauma and the First Journey from China to the West (Hardcover)
VfX was interesting on its face: documenting the first traveler from China (via Persia) to Western Europe. In execution, however, the book is rather superficial. It appears to be based on a re-written version of Rabban Sauma's own report(s) from his travels. Why not just print the original manuscrips instead of giving us the modern summation? There just isn't much of substance here. There seem to be few (if any) sources documenting these travels. As it is little more than a summation, VfX has little offer other than a rather thin narrative. I guess, if the source material doesn't exist, then there isn't much you can do. Even so, it was rather disappointing.
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Voyager from Xanadu: Rabban Sauma and the First Journey from China to the West by Morris Rossabi (Hardcover - June 1992)
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