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The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci by Jonathan D. Spence (1985, UK-B Format Paperback)

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From the renowned historian and author of The Death of Woman Wang , a vivid and gripping account of the 16th-century missionary's remarkable sojourn to Ming China In 1577, the Jesuit Priest Matteo Ricci set out from Italy to bring Christian faith and Western thought to Ming dynasty China. To capture the complex emotional and religious drama of Ricci's extraordinary life, Jonathan Spence relates his subject's experiences with several images that Ricci himself created--four images derived from the events in the Bible and others from a book on the art of memory that Ricci wrote in Chinese and circulated among members of the Ming dynasty elite. A rich and compelling narrative about a fascinating life, The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci is also a significant work of global history, juxtaposing the world of Counter-Reformation Europe with that of Ming China.

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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0140080988
ISBN-13
9780140080988
eBay Product ID (ePID)
74977

Product Key Features

Book Title
Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci
Author
Jonathan D. Spence
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Religious, Asia / China, Educators, Europe / Medieval
Publication Year
1985
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
368 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
7.7in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.1in
Item Weight
9.5 Oz

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Twelfth Grade
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Reviews
Praise for The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci : "An extraordinarily delicate achievement . . . Resembles the portrait of an age." - The New York Times Book Review "A gripping portrait of late-sixteenth-century cultural history in both the West and the East." - Natalie Zemon Davis, Princeton University, author of The Return of Martin Guerre "An extraordinary tour de force, a work of literature and at the same time a remarkable wide-ranging use of historical sources. This is the kind of history that most people in the profession cannot even begin to write." - John King Fairbank, Harvard University
Table of Content
The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci - Jonathan D. Spence Acknowledgments Matteo Ricci: A Chronology One: Building the Palace Two: The First Image: The Warriors Three: The First Picture: The Apostle in the Waves Four: The Second Image: The Huihui Five: The Second Picture: The Road to Emmaus Six: The Third Image: Profit and Harvest Seven: The Third Picture: The Men of Sodom Eight: The Fourth Image: The Fourth Picture Nine: Inside the Palace Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
85-006584
Dewey Decimal
266/.2/0924
Dewey Edition
19
Illustrated
Yes

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