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
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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'...

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