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2 days ago · Around the time of Jayanegara's reign in the early 14th century, the Italian Friar Odoric of Pordenone visited the Majapahit court in Java. He mentioned Java to be well-populated and filled with cloves, nutmeg and many other spices.
3 days ago · The story of the trades, introduced by Marelli’s works, leads to the second section of the retrospective, with the productions of Pathé, a giant of French cinema, on the manufacture of carts (“Fabrication des Charrettes Siciliennes” of 1910) and the extraction of salt ( “Exploitation du sel en Sicile” of 1912).
Sep 19, 2024 · MDT Ep. 108: Concerning the End of the Interdict and a Vexatious Prophet. Download: MP3 Audio 57 MB. We continue from our last episode into the years 1212-1214 in the Melrose Chronicle, where we come to the end of the interdict, and perhaps the prophesized end of King John’s true sovereignty.
Oct 9, 2024 · The Franciscan friar Odoric of Pordenone visited China. [98] Friars in Hangzhou and Zhangzhou were visited by Odorico. [101] His total travels took place from 1304 to 1330, [102] although he first returned to Europe in 1330. [83] China's Franciscans were mentioned in his writings, the Itinerarium. [103] [104]
3 days ago · A renowned Franciscan missionary was Odoric of Pordenone, who traveled in China in the 1320s; his reports, together with letters written by other Roman Catholic missionaries, brought firsthand information on China to medieval Europe and today throw some light on the earliest missionary work in China. The Franciscan mission, which had to compete ...
Oct 9, 2024 · The first recorded European visitor was the Franciscan friar Odoric of Pordenone, who visited Talamasim on his way from India to China in 1330. The Portuguese, followed by the Spanish, established trading relations on the island early in the 16th century.
Sep 20, 2024 · This collection of manuscripts focuses on journeys to central Asia and the Far East, including accounts of travel to Mongolia, Persia, India, China and South-East Asia. The travel texts inlcude the books of Marco Polo and ‘Sir John Mandeville,’ as well as John of Plano Carpini and Odoric of Pordenone.
