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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Leonardo Olschki's The Asia of Marco Polo (Berkeley, University of California Press, 1960) discusses the Western reception of the Prester John story without mentioning Dante at all in that context. The story was known by the late 12th century. Tom Izbicki Thomas Izbicki Collection Development Coordinator Eisenhower Library Johns Hopkins Baltimore, MD 21218 (410)516-7173 fax (410)516-8399 >>> [log in to unmask] 12/6/2004 1:29:35 PM >>> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture A question. Is there any evidence that Dante knew of the Prester John legend? Many thanks. Ken A. Grant ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html