The Travels of Marco Polo · Character

P. Cristoforo di Castelli

Also known as Castelli

  • Supporting
  • First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 40

Castelli is glimpsed through the attentive eye of an artist and the purposefulness of a missionary. Though the text gives no portrait of his face or manner, his drawings and notes suggest a mind alert to the places and people around him.

Gender
male
First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 40
Books
1

P. Cristoforo di Castelli appears as a 17th-century Theatine missionary whose work also made him an artist and recorder of Georgian subjects. His drawings and notes preserved observations of Georgian fortresses and their surroundings. The text provides no further account of his personal life or a larger arc.

Description

The text identifies Castelli as a 17th-century Theatine missionary and artist but gives no physical portrait. His build, complexion, hair, eyes, facial features, and age markers are not specified. His clothing and any distinguishing accessories are likewise undescribed.

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  1. BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1

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