The Travels of Marco Polo · Character

Filippo Balbi

Also known as Noble Filippo Balbi

  • Supporting
  • First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 11

Filippo Balbi is a supporting character in The Travels of Marco Polo (Book 1).

Gender
male
First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 11
Books
1

Filippo Balbi is remembered as the nobleman who donated the Polo wills to St. Mark’s Library. The account offers no further details about his life, relationships, or character, making this single act the measure of his place in the record.

Description

The text gives no physical description of Filippo Balbi. His age, build, complexion, hair, eyes, facial features, and distinguishing marks are unspecified; his designation as a nobleman is the only clue to his social standing, not to a particular appearance.

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  1. BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1

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