The International Prester John Project: How A Global Legend Was Created Across Six CenturiesMain MenuOrientation to ProjectPath One: 1122-1235Path Two: 1236-1310 ADPath Three : 1311-1460 ADPath Four : 1461-1520 ADPath Five: 1521-1699 ADPath Six: 1700-1800 ADChristopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f Global Middle Ages
Antonio Bartoli
12023-11-24T08:03:04-08:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f52812plain2024-01-02T20:27:47-08:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6fAntonio Bartoli (late 14th- early 15th) was a Florentine traveler who chaperoned an Ethiopian embassy to Venice in 1402, the first confirmed Ethiopian delegation to Europe.
The circumstances surrounding the embassy, sent by Emperor Dawit I (r. 1382-1413), are unclear, but some scholars have suggested a connection to the letter sent by King Henry VI of England to "the King of Abyssinia, Prester John."