Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, Archbishop of Antivari d. 1252

The travels of Sir John Mandeville; the version of the Cotton manuscript in modern spelling, with three narratives, in illustration of it, from Hakluyt's "Navigations, voyages & discoveries by John Mandeville ( Book )
10 editions published between 1900 and 1964 in English and held by 298 libraries worldwide

Storia dei Mongoli by Giovanni ( Book )
44 editions published between 1706 and 2007 in 12 languages and held by 128 libraries worldwide
A native of Umbria, Carpini served the Franciscan order in Saxony, Cologne and Spain for much of his life. At an age close to 65 he was selected by Pope Innocent IV to head his first formal mission to the Mongols. He set out from Lyon in April 1245. His route took him via Kiev and Kanev to the camp of Batu, the supreme Mongol commander, on the western frontiers of the Mongol Empire, which he reached in April 1246. Batu ordered the mission to proceed onwards to the court of the supreme Khan in Mongolia. Travelling north of the Caspian Sea and the Aral Sea, through many Muslim cities, Carpini arrived at Sira Orda, near Karakorum in July 1246 to witness the formal election of the new imperial authority, Güyük, eldest son of Ögedei Khan. The great Khan Güyük refused the invitation to become a Christian and demanded that the Pope and rulers of Europe should come to him to swear allegiance. He gave Carpini a letter to take back to the Pope. In November the mission started on the long journey home, reaching Kiev in June 1247, and then completing the final leg to make a full report to the Pope at Lyon. Carpini wrote a detailed account of his papal mission to Mongolia, 1245-1247. There are five versions, of which the 'second version' is the most important. The 'variant recensions' were composed by authors other than Carpini. Benedict the Pole, Carpini's companion wrote an independent narrative of their journey. Carpini was rewarded for his efforts with the Archbishopric of Antivari in Dalmatia and was sent as a legate to Louis IX. The resilient old man continued in these duties for a full five years after the hardships of his journey.

The story of the Mongols whom we call the Tartars = Historia Mongalorum quos nos Tartaros appellamus : Friar Giovanni di Plano Carpini's account of his embassy to the court of the Mongol Khan by da Pian del Carpine Giovanni ( Book )
3 editions published in 1996 in English and held by 98 libraries worldwide

Contemporaries of Marco Polo : consisting of the travel records to the eastern parts of the world of William of Rubruck [1253-1255] ; the journey of John of Pian de Carpini [1245-1247] ; the journal of Friar Odoric [1318-1330] & the oriental travels of Rabbi Benjamin of Tudela [1160-1173 ( Book )
2 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 83 libraries worldwide

The texts and versions of John de Plano Carpini and William de Rubruquis by Richard Hakluyt ( Book )
5 editions published between 1903 and 1967 in English and held by 82 libraries worldwide

Kunde von den Mongolen 1245-1247 by Giovanni ( Book )
2 editions published between 1800 and 1997 in Russian and German and held by 51 libraries worldwide

Geschichte der Mongolen und Reisebericht 1245-1247 by Giovanni ( Book )
2 editions published in 1930 in German and held by 35 libraries worldwide

The journey of William of Rubruck to the eastern parts of the world, 1253-55 : as narrated by himself with two accounts of the earlier journey of John of Pian de Carpine by Willem van Ruysbroeck ( Book )
4 editions published between 1900 and 1998 in English and held by 33 libraries worldwide

Kunde von den Mongolen : 1245-1247 by Johannes ( Book )
1 edition published in 1997 in German and held by 30 libraries worldwide

Histoire des Mongols : enquête d'un envoyé d'Innocent IV dans l'Empire Tartare, 1245-1247 by Giovanni ( Book )
1 edition published in 1961 in French and held by 27 libraries worldwide