Early Globalism: From Marco Polo to Matteo Ricci – Catholic Civilization | La Civiltà Cattolica

The preface written by Rustichello da Pisa for La descrizione del mondo after transcribed Marco Polo's account is a document of great documentary value: it reveals how Marco Polo (whose death will be celebrated 700 years later in 2024) and his contemporaries interpreted his travels, and is a witness to what we call here "early globalism". If we compare his words with those in later documents, we can outline the changes that led to the conception…