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The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci

The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci

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The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci

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 remarkable 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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USA
Brand
Penguin
Manufacturer
Penguin Publishing Group
Binding
Paperback
ItemPartNumber
9780140080988
Color
Black
ReleaseDate
1985-09-03T00:00:01Z
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1
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9780140080988

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