The memory palace of Matteo Ricci /
This book is not only a rich and compelling narrative about Ricci's life in Italy, India, and China, but also a significant work of global history, in which intellectual, social, military, maritime, and religious themes are drawn together, juxtaposing the world of Counter-Reformation Europe wit...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Viking Penguin,
1984.
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| Summary: | This book is not only a rich and compelling narrative about Ricci's life in Italy, India, and China, but also a significant work of global history, in which intellectual, social, military, maritime, and religious themes are drawn together, juxtaposing the world of Counter-Reformation Europe with that of Ming China. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 350 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : 10 illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0670468304 9780670468300 0571132391 (FABER) 9780571132393 (FABER) |