Mission to China : Matteo Ricci and the Jesuit encounter with the East
Laven, Mary, 1969-2012
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Mary Laven tells the extraordinary story of the first Jesuit mission to China. Confronting enormous challenges, the Italian priest Matteo Ricci and a tiny handful of learned companions travelled thousands of miles from southern Europe to the very heart of the empire.
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London : Faber, 2012.
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304 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
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Originally published: 2011.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780571225187 (pbk)
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English
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BRN:
369718