Martini Martinii Tridentini e Societate Jesu Sinicæ historiæ decas prima : res à gentis origine ad Christum natum in extremâ Asiâ, sive Magno Sinarum Imperio gestas complexa.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Martini, Martino, 1614-1661
Corporate Author: Jesuit Collection
Format: Book
Language:Latin
Created: Monachii : Typis Lucae Straubii, impensis Joannis Wagneri civis & bibliopolae Monacensis, cum privilegio Caesareo., Anno M.D.CLVIII [1658]
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Item Description:Dedication dated Nov. 1658.
Woodcuts: Jesuit device on title-page, text illustrations, ornamental initials, head- and tail-pieces.
"Of the great chronological work which Martini had planned, and which was to comprise the whole Chinese history from the earliest age, only the first part appeared." --Catholic encyclopedia.
With a preliminary half-title leaf. Half-title reads: "Sinensis historiae decas I"
Signatures: pi⁴ A-2Z⁴ (2Z4 blank) (?)⁴ ²(?)⁴ ³(?)² (³(?)2 blank)
Includes index, marginal notes.
Physical Description:[12], 362, [20] p. : ill. ; 20 cm. (4⁰)