Project Gutenberg 2019-12-06 Public domain in the USA. 181 Mandeville, John, Sir Maundeville, John Zambrini, Francesco 1810 1887 I viaggi di Gio. da Mandavilla, vol. 1 I viaggi di Giovanni da Mandavilla, vol. 1 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandeville%27s_Travels Wikipedia page about this book: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_viaggi_di_Mandeville Produced by Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images made available by The Internet Archive) "I viaggi di Gio. da Mandavilla, vol. 1" by Sir John Mandeville is a historical account written in the late 14th century. The work chronicles the extensive travels of the author, Giovanni da Mandavilla, an English knight from St. Albans, as he explores various regions of the East, including the Holy Land, Persia, and India. The text provides a fascinating glimpse into medieval perceptions of foreign lands, customs, and wonders, filled with elements of both truth and fiction. At the start of the narrative, the author explains his motivations for documenting his travels, emphasizing the value of travel literature in offering knowledge of mysterious places and people. He introduces Mandavilla as a notable figure who embarks on a journey in 1322, accompanied by companions, and receiving protections along the way, most notably from the Sultan of Babylon. The introduction sets the stage for guides through sacred sites in Jerusalem and detailed descriptions of the exotic cultures, treasures, and strange occurrences Mandavilla claims to have witnessed, hinting at a blend of fact and fantastical storytelling that characterizes the entire oeuvre. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. it Voyages and travels PQ Text IT Viaggi Category: Travel Writing Category: Classics of Literature 299826 2025-06-24T08:37:34.119580 text/html 271971 2024-10-17T15:10:12 text/html 217267 2025-06-24T08:37:40.203456 application/epub+zip 214262 2025-06-24T08:37:35.409585 application/epub+zip 167915 2025-06-24T08:37:34.802560 application/epub+zip 313730 2025-06-24T08:37:43.855437 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285658 2025-06-24T08:37:39.570484 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239580 2022-09-27T13:56:51.632096 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246569 2025-06-24T08:37:33.546580 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 226668 2024-10-17T15:10:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17192 2025-06-24T08:37:44.010466 application/rdf+xml 15669 2025-06-24T08:37:34.924485 image/jpeg 2294 2025-06-24T08:37:34.863520 image/jpeg 190813 2025-06-24T08:37:34.150536 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia it.wikipedia