The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci by Jonathan D. Spence

The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci

Jonathan D. Spence

368 pages first pub 1984 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

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 a...

Read more

Community Reviews

Loading...

Content Warnings

Loading...