The Memory Palace of Matteo RicciThis 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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... Macerata in 1568 to study law in Rome . " Outside the walls of Macerata the rural poor , refugees from the war- ravaged cities to the north , and deserters from the myriad mercenary armies that had been fighting on Italian soil ...
... Macerata in 1568 to study law in Rome . " Outside the walls of Macerata the rural poor , refugees from the war- ravaged cities to the north , and deserters from the myriad mercenary armies that had been fighting on Italian soil ...
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Jonathan D. Spence. Vatican's legates shared power with Macerata's own government . ) Even so , for years after , travel in the Macerata countryside remained unsafe , and despite the impressive speeds of the couriers claimed in some ...
Jonathan D. Spence. Vatican's legates shared power with Macerata's own government . ) Even so , for years after , travel in the Macerata countryside remained unsafe , and despite the impressive speeds of the couriers claimed in some ...
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... Macerata , 1977 . " Le Vicende Politiche . " In Storia di Macerata , vol . 1 , pp . 27-419 . Comune di Macerata , 1971 . Palmer , Robert E. A. " Martial . " In T. J. Luce , ed . , Ancient Writers : Greece and Rome . 2 vols . New York ...
... Macerata , 1977 . " Le Vicende Politiche . " In Storia di Macerata , vol . 1 , pp . 27-419 . Comune di Macerata , 1971 . Palmer , Robert E. A. " Martial . " In T. J. Luce , ed . , Ancient Writers : Greece and Rome . 2 vols . New York ...
Contents
THE APOSTLE IN THE WAVES | 59 |
THE HUIHUI | 93 |
THE ROAD TO EMMAUS | 128 |
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