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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... residence not permitted . Settles in Nanjing . Eunuch Ma Tang seizes crucifix . Enters Peking for second time . Composes eight songs for emperor's court . Peking residence permitted . Publishes revised version of world map . Publishes ...
... residence not permitted . Settles in Nanjing . Eunuch Ma Tang seizes crucifix . Enters Peking for second time . Composes eight songs for emperor's court . Peking residence permitted . Publishes revised version of world map . Publishes ...
Page 57
... residence . They seem to have been in- cited to make this attack by the priests in a nearby Buddhist monastery , and the priests furnished them with rough and ready weapons , but the Buddhists need not take all the blame . The Shaozhou ...
... residence . They seem to have been in- cited to make this attack by the priests in a nearby Buddhist monastery , and the priests furnished them with rough and ready weapons , but the Buddhists need not take all the blame . The Shaozhou ...
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... residence Ricci found he was joining a group that included the English novice Stephen Cudner , who served as librar ... resident in the month Ricci arrived . " It is a paradise of delights , if I might use the phrase , because in its ...
... residence Ricci found he was joining a group that included the English novice Stephen Cudner , who served as librar ... resident in the month Ricci arrived . " It is a paradise of delights , if I might use the phrase , because in its ...
Contents
THE APOSTLE IN THE WAVES | 59 |
THE HUIHUI | 93 |
THE ROAD TO EMMAUS | 128 |
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