The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Fra Pipino
Also known as Pipino
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 11
Fra Pipino’s presence is that of a careful intermediary, a friar whose work carries a traveler’s words into another form. There is a measured, bookish stillness to the role, though the text leaves the man himself largely unseen.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult (active 1315-1320)
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 11
- Books
- 1
Fra Pipino is remembered as a friar who translated Marco Polo’s book around 1315–1320. His role is to carry the account into another language and audience, but the text offers no personal history or relationships beyond this work. He remains a quiet figure in the book’s transmission.
Description
The text identifies Fra Pipino as a friar and translator but supplies no physical portrait. His height, build, complexion, hair, eyes, facial features, and any distinctive marks are unknown. His religious status suggests simple friar’s dress, though no specific garments or accessories are described.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
Appearances
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