Mirabilia descripta: The wonders of the East (Registro nro. 106297)
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| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 05040430 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | G |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Jordanus, Catalani, Bishop of Columbum, active 1302-1330 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Mirabilia descripta: The wonders of the East |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2021 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2021-05-31 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Mirabilia descripta: The Wonders of the East" by Friar Jordanus is a travel narrative written in the 14th century. This work documents the author's experiences and observations during his travels in India and surrounding regions, blending factual descriptions with tales of marvels and curiosities that reflect the author's credulity and the medieval perspective on exotic lands. The text navigates through various cultures, natural phenomena, and wonders, offering a glimpse into the world as seen through the eyes of a fourteenth-century missionary. At the start of the narrative, Jordanus sets a tone of awe and wonder as he recounts extraordinary phenomena observed during his travels. He describes a remarkable whirlpool located between Sicily and Calabria, provides insights into the fables of Armenia, and recounts tales of animals and people in Persia, highlighting the peculiarities of their culture and customs. His descriptions convey a mix of fantastical elements, such as winged cats and vast serpents, alongside genuine geographical and ethnographic observations, demonstrating both his keen observation skills and the mystical allure of the East as perceived in the medieval era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800 |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | India -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Yule, Henry, Sir, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1820-1889 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65474">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65474</a> |
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