NOTES.—­1.  Parallel from Sanang Setzen. 2.  The Golden Honorary Tablets
  or Paizah of the Mongols. 3.  Umbrellas. 4.  The Gerfalcon Tablets.

VIII.—­CONCERNING THE PERSON OF THE GREAT KAAN

  NOTES.—­1.  Colour of his Eyes. 2.  His Wives. 3.  The Kungurat Tribe. 
  Competitive Examination in Beauty.

IX.—­CONCERNING THE GREAT KAAN’S SONS

  NOTES.—­1.  Kublai’s intended Heir. 2.  His other Sons.

X.—­CONCERNING THE PALACE OF THE GREAT KAAN

NOTES.—­1.  Palace Wall. 2.  The word Tarcasci 3.  Towers. 4.  Arsenals of the Palace. 5.  The Gates. 6.  Various Readings. 7.  Barracks. 8.  Wide diffusion of the kind of Palace here described. 9.  Parallel description. 10.  “Divine” Park. 11.  Modern account of the Lake, etc. 12. “Roze de l’acur.” 13.  The Green Mount. 14.  Textual. 15.  Bridge.

XI.—­CONCERNING THE CITY OF CAMBALUC

  NOTES.—­1.  Chronology, etc., of Peking. 2.  The City Wall. 3.  Changes in
  the Extent of the City. 4.  Its ground plan. 5.  Aspect. 6.  Public Towers.
  7.  Addition from Ramusio.

XII.—­HOW THE GREAT KAAN MAINTAINS A GUARD OF TWELVE THOUSAND HORSE, WHICH ARE CALLED KESHICAN

  NOTE.—­The term Quescican.

XIII.—­THE FASHION OF THE GREAT KAAN’S TABLE AT HIS HIGH FEASTS

  NOTES.—­1.  Order of the Tables. 2.  The word Vernique. 3.  The Buffet of
  Liquors. 4.  The superstition of the Threshold. 5.  Chinese Etiquettes.
  6.  Jugglers at the Banquet.

XIV.—­CONCERNING THE GREAT FEAST HELD BY THE GRAND KAAN EVERY YEAR ON HIS BIRTHDAY

  NOTES.—­1.  The Chinese Year. 2.  “Beaten Gold.” 3.  Textual.  Festal
  changes of costume. 4.  Festivals.

XV.—­OF THE GREAT FESTIVAL WHICH THE KAAN HOLDS ON NEW YEAR’S DAY

  NOTES.—­1.  The White Month. 2.  Mystic value of the number 9. 3. 
  Elephants at Peking. 4.  Adoration of Tablets.  K’o-tow.

XVI.—­CONCERNING THE TWELVE THOUSAND BARONS WHO RECEIVE ROBES OF CLOTH OF GOLD FROM THE EMPEROR ON THE GREAT FESTIVALS, THIRTEEN CHANGES A-PIECE

  NOTES.—­1.  Textual. 2.  The words Camut and Borgal. 3.  Tame Lions.

XVII.—­HOW THE GREAT KAAN ENJOINETH HIS PEOPLE TO SUPPLY HIM WITH GAME

  NOTE.—­Parallel Passage.

XVIII.—­OF THE LIONS AND LEOPARDS AND WOLVES THAT THE KAAN KEEPS FOR THE CHASE

  NOTES.—­1.  The Cheeta or Hunting Leopard. 2.  Lynxes. 3.  The Tiger,
   termed Lion by Polo. 4.  The Burgut Eagle.

XIX.—­CONCERNING THE TWO BROTHERS WHO HAVE CHARGE OF THE KAAN’S HOUNDS