ThonyC notes that today is the anniversary of Matteo Ricci's birthday; Ricci was born October 6, 1552. Here are a few more links to remember the day.
Matteo Ricci on Chinese Government
Matteo Ricci on the Art of Printing
Matteo Ricci: Eight Songs for Western Keyboard
The Tomb of Matteo Ricci (about)
You can see a picture of Ricci's tomb here.
If you've never read The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci, by Jonathan Spence, it is quite good.
Here is a translation of a Ming Dynasty account of Matteo Ricci's career that I made at school a while back.
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome; thanks for that.
ReplyDeleteI think, incidentally, we should start the custom of calling the Pope 'Lord of Education'.
ReplyDeletePretty much anything by Jonathan Spence is quite good. I especially liked _God's Chinese Son_, a real cautionary tale for missionaries.
ReplyDeleteThat's one I haven't read and will have to look for. I enjoyed Treason by the Book, though, about the complications of being a philosophical ruler as the Chinese Emperor was supposed to be.
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