De Christiana expeditione apud Sinas suscepta ab Societate Iesu : ex P. Matthaei Ricij eiusdem Societatis com[m]entarijs libri V : ad S.D.N. Paulum V : in quibus Sinensis Regni mores, leges atq[ue] instituta & nouae illius Ecclesiae difficillima primordia accurate & summa fide describuntur / auctore P. Nicolao Trigautio Belga, ex eadem Societate.
1615
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Title
De Christiana expeditione apud Sinas suscepta ab Societate Iesu : ex P. Matthaei Ricij eiusdem Societatis com[m]entarijs libri V : ad S.D.N. Paulum V : in quibus Sinensis Regni mores, leges atq[ue] instituta & nouae illius Ecclesiae difficillima primordia accurate & summa fide describuntur / auctore P. Nicolao Trigautio Belga, ex eadem Societate.
Created/published
Augustae Vind : Apud Christoph. Mangium, anno Christi MDCXV [1615]
Description
[12], 112, 111-646, [12] p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill. (engraving), plan (engraving) ; 19 cm (4to)
Associated name
Ricci, Matteo, 1552-1610, author.
Trigault, Nicolas, 1577-1628.
Kilian, Wolfgang, 1581-1662, engraver.
Mang, Christoph, approximately 1567-1617, printer.
Trigault, Nicolas, 1577-1628.
Kilian, Wolfgang, 1581-1662, engraver.
Mang, Christoph, approximately 1567-1617, printer.
Note
Trigault's translation from the Italian manuscript original of Ricci's diary, to which Trigault added other Ricci materials and a description of Ricci's death and burial--Cf. L.J. Gallagher. China in the sixteenth century: the journals of Matthew Ricci.
On title page, "Augustae Vind. apud Christoph. Mangium" is flanked by "anno Christi" and "MDCXV," which appear on the base of the columns.
Colophon on p. [10] at end reads: Augustae Vindelicorum, apud Christophorum Mangium. M. DC. XV.
Signatures: a⁴ b² A-4N⁴ [chi]².
First plate is the engraved title page by Wolfgang Kilian; second plate is a folded engraved plan.
Head- and tail-pieces; initials; printed side notes.
Last leaf blank.
Errata on p. [9] at end.
Includes index.
On title page, "Augustae Vind. apud Christoph. Mangium" is flanked by "anno Christi" and "MDCXV," which appear on the base of the columns.
Colophon on p. [10] at end reads: Augustae Vindelicorum, apud Christophorum Mangium. M. DC. XV.
Signatures: a⁴ b² A-4N⁴ [chi]².
First plate is the engraved title page by Wolfgang Kilian; second plate is a folded engraved plan.
Head- and tail-pieces; initials; printed side notes.
Last leaf blank.
Errata on p. [9] at end.
Includes index.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2009-2010. Imagining China.
Cited/described in
Backer-Sommervogel VIII, col. 239, no. 6
Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachbereich erschienenen Drucke des XVII. Jahrhunderts (VD 17), 12:115279K
Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachbereich erschienenen Drucke des XVII. Jahrhunderts (VD 17), 12:115279K
Genre/form
Clasps (Binding)
Place of creation/publication
Germany -- Augsburg.
Item Details
Call number
BX3746.C5 R38 1615 Cage
Folger-specific note
In contemporary alum-tawed pigskin; blind-rolled frames; Jesuit device in central panel; working calsps. Bookplate: E libris Soc. S. Johan. Evang. apud Cowley Oxon. Inscription on t.p.: Montii Brigantini Ord. S. Bened.
Folger accession
195120