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The Travels of Marco Polo or Book of the Marvels of the World. (Italian: Il Milione), 13th Century travelogue written by Rustichello da Pisa from stories told by Italian explorer Marco Polo, describing Polo's travels through Asia between 1271 and 1295, and his experiences at the court of Kublai Khan. Illuminated Manuscript, French, 1375. Manuscript page with illuminated initial "I". From: "Livre des merveilles" (Book of the Marvels of the World). Ms. français 2810, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale.