The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Philip de Thaun
Also known as Philip
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 112
Philip de Thaun is present through the trace of a written work, a name attached to the curious medieval habit of reading meaning into the natural world. The text offers no portrait of the author, so he feels like a voice preserved on a page rather than a figure fully seen.
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 112
- Books
- 1
Philip de Thaun is cited as the author of a medieval bestiary that identifies the loup-cervier with the hyena. Beyond this literary association, the book gives no personal history, relationships, or development. His presence is brief but anchored by the survival of his written work.
Description
No physical details are supplied for Philip de Thaun. His complexion, hair, eyes, face, build, age, attire, and posture are all unspecified, and the text establishes no distinguishing features.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
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