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Saturday, January 19, 2013
Prester John, Part 1
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That "inaccessible area" in Asia mentioned in the Finding Paradise entry fascinated Europeans. Knowledge of the lands to the ea...
Monday, September 17, 2012
Got Silk?
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Silk was not a medieval invention. According to Chinese tradition , Empress Si-Ling-Chi in 2460 BCE watched silkworms spinning cocoons; she ...
Monday, August 6, 2012
Before Marco, There was William
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Everyone's heard of Marco Polo (1254-1324) and his travels with his Venetian uncles to the Far East. He was not alone, however, in leavi...
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