This is fascinating: apparently evidence for a Chinese stonemason in medieval Norwich... :)https://twitter.com/AngelRoofsofEA/status/906240952301490176 …
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'The Eastern Parts of the World Described', by Odoric of Pordenone: https://archive.org/stream/cathaywaythither02yule#page/96/mode/2up …pic.twitter.com/riNHCXIyDD
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'The Eastern Parts of the World Described', by Odoric of Pordenone, E14thC: https://archive.org/stream/cathaywaythither02yule#page/96/mode/2up …pic.twitter.com/PwPOs42osB
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Interestingly, late medieval English coins were apparently carried as far afield as Vietnam too...: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=T7Jl6LgZSVUC&pg=PA2&lpg=PA2#v=onepage&q&f=false … (p.2 & fn.10)
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Would you measure their journey in years. Would they have gone overland?
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The total journey took about 11–12 years...! More here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odoric_of_Pordenone … :)
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Those lads are in the nip and one of them is eating a baby!!
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That's fascinating. Is there anything else known about them and their journey?
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