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| The Book of Ser Marco Polo : vol.1 |
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Citation Information
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MARCO POLO BOOK II.
camutum or canzutrum ; or is there any real connexion between the Oriental Ii cí;nú Kínzukht, and the Italian camoscia ? (I. B. II. 445 ; Klapr. 111Jnz. vol. III. ; Davies's Trade Report, App. p. ccxx. ; V u,nbt ry's Travels, 423 ; Not. et Ext. II.
43.)
Fraehn (writing in 1832) observes that he knew no use of the word Bol; Iztír, in the sense of Russian leather, older than the 17th century. But we see that both Marco and Ibn Batuta use it. (F. on the Wol;a BulJhars, pp. 8-9.)
Pauthier in a note (p. 285) gives a list of the garments issued to certain officials on these ceremonial occasions under the Mongols, and sure enough this list includes ` pairs of boots in red leather." Odoric particularly mentions the broad golden girdles worn at the Kaan's court.
[La Curne, Dict., has Braga, leather bag ; old Gallic word from which are derived borne et bou,;ete, bourse ; he adds in a note, " Festus writes : ` Bz'/jas galli sacculos scorteos vocant.' "—H. C.]
Note 3.—" Then come mummers leading lions, which they cause to salute the Lord with reverence." (Odoric, p. 143.) A lion sent by Mirza Baisangar, one of the Princes of Timur's House, accompanied Shah Rukh's embassy as a present to the Emperor ; and like presents were frequently repeated. (See Amyot, XI V. J7, 38.)
CHAPTER XVII.
How THE GREAT KAN ENJOINETI-I HIS PEOPLE TO SUPPLY HISZ
WITH GAME.
THE three months of December, January, and February,
during which the Emperor resides at his Capital City,
are assigned for hunting and fowling, to the extent of
some 40 days' journey round the city ; and it is ordained
that the larger game taken be sent to the Court. To be
more particular : of all the larger beasts of the chase,
such as boars, roebucks, bucks, stags, lions, bears, etc.,
the greater part of what is taken has to be sent, and
feathered game likewise. The animals are gutted and
despatched to the Court on carts. This is done by all
the people within 20 or 3o days' journey, and the
quantity so despatched is immense. Those at a greater
distance cannot send the game, but they have to send
the skins after tanning them, and these are employed in
the making of equipments for the Emperor's army.'
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