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
Essai sur les Moeurs et l'Esprit des Nations
1media/VoltaireEssayMorals.jpeg2021-07-07T19:50:41-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f52816image_header2021-07-07T19:57:00-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6fVoltaire's "Essai sur les Moeurs et l'Esprit des Nations" (Essay on the Customs and the Spirit of Nations, and on the Principal Deeds of History, from Charlemagne to Louis XIII) references Prester John as a historical figure, a king in medieval Asia who was vanquished by Genghis Khan.