Venice is commemorating its most famous citizen Marco Polo with a major exhibition to mark the 700th anniversary of his death. The show, which opened in early April, features excavated finds, maps and ...
The Prologue to the The Description of the World written by Rustichello of Pisa after he transcribed the narrative of Marco Polo is a document of great historical value. It unveils the grid of ...
What if sometimes the medieval world smelled fabulous? What if instead of the feces and filth, barbarism and bile, we instead imagine delicate perfumes mixed from ambergris, musk, sandalwood, and rose ...