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
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12021-07-03T10:26:40-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f52811plain2021-07-03T10:26:40-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6fLhasa is the home to the Dalai Lama.
1media/Screen Shot 2021-07-03 at 11.36.54 AM.png2021-07-03T09:40:54-07:00History of the Popes5image_header2021-07-03T10:43:15-07:00Published in seven volumes, Archibald Bower's History of the Popes (1748-1766) unsurprisingly touches on the Prester John legend. Here, Prester John is referred to as the King of Tangut (inhabitants of Western Xia in China), called Lassa [Lhasa] by its inhabitants.