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# Le Livre des merveilles du monde

The Book of John Mandeville

Fictional travel book compiled from Odoric, William of Boldensele, Vincent of Beauvais and others: India and its many islands, the pepper forest of Lombe (Quilon), the tomb of St Thomas at Calamy (Mylapore), the idol of Juggernaut-like processions, the isle of the Brahmans and Prester John's land.

- **Language:** fro
- **Date:** 1356–1357 CE
- **Author:** [Jean de Mandeville](https://indike.org/pramana/person/mandeville)
- **Extent:** 81,247 words
- **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry)

## Translations (1)

- [The Travels of Sir John Mandeville (Cotton version, modernised)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.eu.fro.mandeville~en-pollard) — English

## Based on

- [Relatio](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la.medieval.travel.odoric)

## Translates

- [Mandeville's Travels](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.eu.en.mandeville)
- [Mandeville (Gaeilge)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.eu.ga.mandeville)
- [Itinerarius Iohannis de Mandeville (versio vulgata)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la.medieval.travel.mandeville-latin)

## Versions and retellings

- [Cestopis tak řečeného Mandevilla](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.eu.cs.mandeville)
- [Mandeville (Gaeilge)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.eu.ga.mandeville)

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