Study of Marco Polo's will sheds new light on famed traveler

The work, called "Ego Marcus Paulo Volo et Ordino" ("I, Marco Polo, Desire and Order"), is intended mostly for collectors, history buffs and libraries. It was produced with Scrinium, a Venetian publishing house.

"The last 'diplomatic transcription' of the will is 150 years old," said Stefano Della Zana, Scrinium's cultural director, referring to the term used by experts who study ancient letters and handwriting to produce modern interpretations.

"This was done with the latest scientific techniques and scholarly standards of philology, so previous errors have been corrected," he said.