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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... Spanish general the duke of Alva into papal terri- tory . Macerata was assessed for military levies by Pope Paul , and the cit- izens rather belatedly saw to the town's defense , buying up one hundred arquebuses to swell the armory ...
... Spanish general the duke of Alva into papal terri- tory . Macerata was assessed for military levies by Pope Paul , and the cit- izens rather belatedly saw to the town's defense , buying up one hundred arquebuses to swell the armory ...
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... Spanish troops to attack Protestant - held Antwerp , the Protestant leader , Wil- liam of Orange , warned the citizens that they must breach the great ocean dike of Blauwgarendijk and flood the plains around Antwerp , thus ensuring that ...
... Spanish troops to attack Protestant - held Antwerp , the Protestant leader , Wil- liam of Orange , warned the citizens that they must breach the great ocean dike of Blauwgarendijk and flood the plains around Antwerp , thus ensuring that ...
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... Spanish commerce in the early 1580s , had suggested that Spain should send a royal embassy to Emperor Wanli's court , offering the emperor gifts worth from 60,000 to 70,000 ducats : these should include a dozen or more horses from New ...
... Spanish commerce in the early 1580s , had suggested that Spain should send a royal embassy to Emperor Wanli's court , offering the emperor gifts worth from 60,000 to 70,000 ducats : these should include a dozen or more horses from New ...
Contents
THE APOSTLE IN THE WAVES | 59 |
THE HUIHUI | 93 |
THE ROAD TO EMMAUS | 128 |
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