Kublai Khan gives the Polos their passport, c1280s, (early 15th century). Creator: Boucicaut Master.
/1155356.jpg "Kublai Khan gives the Polos their passport, c1280s, (early 15th century). Creator: Boucicaut Master.")
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Kublai Khan gives the Polos their passport, c1265-1269, (early 15th century). Marco Polo (1254-1324) Venetian traveller and merchant, left Venice with his father and uncle in 1271. Seventeen years later he returned with tales of his experiences. Here Kublai Khan (1214-1294), Great Khan of the Moguls and Emperor of China, presents the Polos with the golden tablet which is their passport. Miniature from "Le Livre des Merveilles de Marco Polo" ("Book of Marvels of Marco Polo"), illuminated manuscript from the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.
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Creator
- Boucicaut Master, attributed to: French: Artist, illuminator, painter
Subject
- Marco Polo: Italian, Venetian: Explorer, merchant, adventurer, traveller
- Niccolo Polo: Venetian: merchant, traveller
- Kubla Khan: Mongolian, Mongol, Chinese: Emperor, ruler
Category Hierarchy
History & Politics Historical Events Royal Events
Artistic Representations Illuminated Manuscripts
Science & Nature Discovery & Exploration
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3706x2829
File Size : 30,716kb
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- 003535
- 003535
- 0510000230
- 1-155-356
- 1155356
- 230
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