Lantern Across the Sea: The Genoese Arbalester

by Michael A. Ponzio and Anne Davis Ponzio

Book Overview

In 1279, thirteen years before Marco Polo returns from China, Ponzio Bastone, a Genoese crossbowman, wrote his will, giving a basketful of macaroni to his heirs. A copy of the will was filed in the city archives of Genoa. Lantern Across the Sea is the story of Bastone who sets out on a trading expedition across the Mediterranean during the thirteenth century. He departs Genoa, arranged to be married to a woman of the most powerful family in the city,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1734972319
• ISBN13: 9781734972313
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Trinacria Publishing Company
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"