The city of light
D'Ancona, Jacob1997
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In 1270, Jewish scholar-merchant d'Ancona embarked on a voyage from his native Italy to Zaitun, the City of Light, a vast coastal metropolis in Southern China. This manuscript offers a first-person insight into life in the 13th century.
Main title:
The city of light / Jacob d'Ancona ; translated and edited by David Selbourne.
Imprint:
London : Little, Brown, 1997.
Collation:
[vi], 392p. : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 26 cm.
Notes:
Maps on lining papers.Includes bibliographical references and index.Translated from the Italian.
ISBN:
9780316639682 (hbk)
Dewey class:
915.042950951.024
Local class:
915.042
Language:
EnglishItalian
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BRN:
99733