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  1. Giovanni de' Marignolli (Latin: Johannes Marignola; fl. 1338–53), variously anglicized as John of Marignolli or John of Florence, was a notable 14th-century Catholic European traveller to medieval China and India.

  2. Giovanni dei Marignolli (born before 1290, Florence [Italy]) was a Franciscan friar and one of four legates sent to the court of the Mongol emperor of China, Togon-Temür, at Khanbaliq (Beijing). Marignolli’s notes on the journey, though fragmentary, contain vivid descriptions that established him among the notable travelers to the Far East ...

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  4. Giovanni de' Marignolli: An Italian Prelate at the Court of the South-East Asian Queen of Sheba | Journal of Southeast Asian History | Cambridge Core. Home. >Journals. >Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. >Journal of Southeast Asian History. >Volume 9 Issue 2. >Giovanni de' Marignolli: An Italian Prelate at the... English. Français.

  5. GIOVANNI DE' MARIGNOLLI: AN ITALIAN PRELATE AT THE COURT OF THE SOUTH-EAST ASIAN. QUEEN OF SHEBA. Brian E. Colless. The year 1338 was the occasion of a great event in the life of a certain John of Florence, for in December of that year he set out from Avignon on a journey that was to take him, in his capacity of Papal Legate, to the court of ...

  6. Giovanni de' Marignolli was an Italian traveller to medieval China. Background. Giovanni de' Marignolli was born about 1290, in Florence, Italy. Education. The information about the early years of Marignolli is rather scant, it is known that he was educated at the University of Bologna. Career.

  7. Marignolli became one of the greatest travellers in Asia, and has left an account of his itinerary much studied today by geographers of the extreme East. In December, 1338, he left Avignon , arriving at Naples , on February 10, 1339, and on May 1 reached the Court of Andronicus III at Constantinople , where he treated in vain with the clergy ...

  8. Giovanni de' Marignolli ( Firenze, ... – 1359) è stato un missionario e vescovo cattolico italiano, frate minore francescano . Indice. 1 Biografia. 2 Voci correlate. 3 Altri progetti. 4 Collegamenti esterni. Biografia. Da giovane ricevette il saio francescano presso la basilica di Santa Croce in Firenze.