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Page 168
... cross- bow shots from it , a dwelling with a little cross over it . Greatly pleased , and imagining there was something Christian there , I boldly went in , and found an altar right beautifully decked . For there was embroidered1 on a ...
... cross- bow shots from it , a dwelling with a little cross over it . Greatly pleased , and imagining there was something Christian there , I boldly went in , and found an altar right beautifully decked . For there was embroidered1 on a ...
Page 195
... cross , which , so far as the cross went , pleased me well . He had rough claws , which he tried to improve with unguents . He showed himself most presumptuous in his speech . Furthermore these Nestorians used to recite I know not what ...
... cross , which , so far as the cross went , pleased me well . He had rough claws , which he tried to improve with unguents . He showed himself most presumptuous in his speech . Furthermore these Nestorians used to recite I know not what ...
Page 272
... cross , and he places a burning lamp before it ; and what we do with holy water to drive away the evil spirit , they do with incense . For every evening they burn incense , carrying it to every corner of the house to drive out every ...
... cross , and he places a burning lamp before it ; and what we do with holy water to drive away the evil spirit , they do with incense . For every evening they burn incense , carrying it to every corner of the house to drive out every ...
Contents
PREFACE | ix |
ITINERARY OF FRIAR William of RUBRUCK | xlv |
THE JOURNEY OF FRIAR JOHN OF PIAN DE CARPINE | 1 |
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