Master of The Arts: The Untold Story of Rustichello da Pisa - Marco Polo's Forgotten Chronicler - Paperback
Master of The Arts: The Untold Story of Rustichello da Pisa - Marco Polo's Forgotten Chronicler - Paperback
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by Doug McPhillips (Author)
This captivating blended-genre narrative resurrects one of history's most fascinating collaborations - the unlikely partnership between Marco Polo and his prison-cell chronicler, Rustichello da Pisa.
While Marco's travels mesmerised Europe, the extraordinary life of his scribe remained untold... until now.
Weaving together verified history with imaginative reconstruction, this book reveals:
- The 17 years Marco Polo served as Kublai Khan's diplomat
- The brutal Venice-Genoa war that imprisoned both men
- How Rustichello transformed Polo's oral accounts into a literary masterpiece
- The forgotten artistic genius of "The Travels of Marco Polo" co-author
- A profound meditation on how stories transcend their creators
✔ The dramatic prison encounter that birthed history's most excellent travelogue
✔ Rustichello's journey from war prisoner to celebrated "Master of the Arts"
✔ New perspectives on Marco Polo's legendary service to Kublai Khan
✔ The price of adventure in the medieval world
✔ How divine gifts manifest through perseveranceGet your copy today!
