Odoric of Pordenone
Odoric of Pordenone was an explorer, writer, missionary, monk and traveler (1286–1331). He was born at Pordenone and died at Udine.
Also recorded as Odoric; Friar Odoric; Odorico; Odorico di Pordenone; Odorico of Pordenone; Odoric of Portenau.
Overview
Born at Pordenone in 1286, died at Udine in 1331.
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Odoric, Friar Odoric, Odorico, Odorico di Pordenone and Odorico of Pordenone. His recorded language was Latin. His recorded confession was Christianity.
Career and activity
Odoric of Pordenone worked in Franciscans, missionary work and travel book.
He belonged to Order of Friars Minor.
Catalogued works
10 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1503 to 1510.
Ffordd y Brawd Odrig : o Lawysgrif Llanstephan 2. Les merveilles de la terre d'outremer. Itinerarium de mirabilibus orientalium Tartarorum. Libro delle nuove e strane e meravigliose cose. Le yteneraire Odric de Foro Julii. De Terra sancta. The Travels of Friar Odoric. Acrobats Performing Before a Ruler (recto); Outdoor Scene with Group of Figures (verso), dated c. 1510, pen and brown ink, with red chalk (recto), and pen and brown ink (verso), on tan laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.5636. Conversion of St. Paul (recto); Man Seen from Back (verso), dated n.d., pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white (oxidized) (recto), and black chalk and touches of red chalk (verso), on blue laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.2009. Frieze with Satyr, Nymph, and Putti, dated 1503/39, brush and brown ink and brown wash, heightened with lead white (partially oxidized), on blue laid paper pieced in center, edge mounted to cream laid paper with ornamental border in brush and gold paint, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1927.4846.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.
The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Odoric of Pordenone, Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History. Odoric of Pordenone, Christian-Muslim Relations 600 - 1500. The Travels of Friar Odoric of Pordenone, Cathay and the Way Thither. Being a Collection of Medieval Notices of China, 2018. 123: Odoric of Pordenone, Account, Christian–Muslim Relations, 2023.
In detail
the recorded working language is Latin.
The field of work recorded is Franciscans, missionary work and travel book.
Works named in the authority record are Itinerarium de mirabilibus orientalium Tartarorum and De Terra sancta.
Chronology
- 1286Odoric of Pordenone born at Pordenone.
- 1331Odoric of Pordenone died at Udine.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
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“Odoric of Pordenone”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q379733: Odoric of Pordenone
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