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The Athenæum
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Nomos Rodiōn Nautikos
An important volume for the scholar of admiralty or maritime law or international trade. ccxciii, 132 pp. Originally published: Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1909. The Rhodian laws are a code of maritime laws adopted by the people of the island of Rhodes approximately between 600 and 800 A.D. The Rhodes were at that time the sovereign rulers of the sea. The text includes the lex Rhodia de iactu, which is the origin of the modern law of general average. Contains the original Greek text of the constitutions, a translation and commentary, and subject index. This edition is highlighted by a lengthy introduction that places the Sea-Laws in historical perspective. "An exhaustive work."--Sweet & Maxwell, A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth I:504 Walter Ashburner (1834-1936) was a professor of jurisprudence at University of Oxford. He was the author of A Concise Treatise on Mortgages, Pledges, and Liens (1897) and Principles of Equity (1902).
The Travels of Marco Polo (Vol. 1&2)
The Travels of Marco Polo is a 13th-century travelogue written down by Rustichello da Pisa from stories told by Italian explorer Marco Polo, describing Polo's travels through Asia between 1271 and 1295, and his experiences at the court of Kublai Khan. The Travels is divided into four books. Book One describes the lands of the Middle East and Central Asia that Marco encountered on his way to China. Book Two describes China and the court of Kublai Khan. Book Three describes some of the coastal regions of the East: Japan, India, Sri Lanka, South-East Asia, and the east coast of Africa. Book Four describes some of the then-recent wars among the Mongols and some of the regions of the far north, like Russia. Polo's writings included descriptions of cannibals and spice-growers.
The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy
Reproduction of the original: The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy by Jacob Burckhardt
