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
Harvesting Pepper in Manuscript of Marco Polo
12016-03-28T17:53:52-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f52811plain2016-03-28T17:53:52-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f
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12016-03-27T11:02:33-07:00Pepper6plain2021-09-08T07:50:24-07:00 Western medieval narratives of the pepper harvest were often inventive. As one of the most popular spices imported to the Latin West, pepper was fairly common, and yet the imaginative stories about its harvest persisted, often involving the horned serpents mentioned in the Prester John Letter.