[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Foreign](https://indike.org/pramana/inf) › [Latin](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la) › [Middle Ages (700 – 1500)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la.medieval) › [Missionaries and travellers](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la.medieval.travel) › [Jordanus Catalani of Sévérac](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la.medieval.travel.jordanus) › Mirabilia descripta # Mirabilia descripta The Wonders of the East First Latin description of India from residence: 'India the Less' (Sind and the west coast), 'India the Greater' (Malabar to Coromandel), 'India Tertia' (East Africa); Hindu customs, idol worship, cows, sati, pepper, ginger, coconut, jackfruit, elephants, the Christians of St Thomas and the kingdom of Columbum (Quilon). - **Language:** Latin - **Date:** 1329–1338 CE - **Author:** [Iordanus Catalani de Severaco](https://indike.org/pramana/person/jordanus-catalani) - **Extent:** 9,802 words - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) ## Translations (1) - [Mirabilia Descripta: The Wonders of the East](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la.medieval.travel.jordanus.mirabilia-descripta~en-yule) — English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la.medieval.travel.jordanus.mirabilia-descripta](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la.medieval.travel.jordanus.mirabilia-descripta) · Pramāṇa