The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Isidore
Also known as Isidore of Seville, Saint Isidore
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 16
Isidore’s presence is that of an inherited authority, a name associated with the learned traditions through which medieval readers pictured the world. He remains more idea than visible person in this account, lending the page a solemn, scholarly undertone.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult (c. 560–636)
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 16
- Books
- 1
Isidore of Seville is invoked as a Church Father whose writings helped sanction the traditional medieval world-map. The text gives no personal episode or visual portrait, presenting him instead as an intellectual authority whose influence outlasted his own lifetime.
Description
No physical appearance is provided. His build, complexion, hair, eyes, facial features, clothing, and demeanor are not described in the text.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
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