"China" . . "China." . "Jezuici." . . "Missionaries China Biography." . . "Jesuits" . . "Jesuits." . "Jesuits China Biography." . . "1368 - 1644" . . "BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY" . . "BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Religious." . . "Geschichte 16590-1610." . . "Jesuits Missions China." . . "Electronic books." . . "Religion." . . "RELIGION" . "Mission." . . . . "RELIGION Christian Ministry Missions." . . "Ricci, Matteo 1552-1610." . . . . . . . . . . "A biography of Matteo Ricci, an Italian and the first Jesuit missionary to China, who is credited as an outstanding cultural mediator between China and the West and performed important scientific work." . . . . "History" . "History"@en . . . . . . . . "Electronic books"@en . "Biography"@en . "Biography" . . . . . "Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), the first of the early Jesuit missionaries of the China mission, is widely considered the most outstanding cultural mediator of all time between China and the West. This engrossing and fluid book offers a thorough, knowledgeable biography of this fascinating and influential man, telling a deeply human and captivating story that still resonates today."@en . "Biografie" . . "Matteo Ricci a Jesuit in the Ming Court" . "Matteo Ricci a Jesuit in the Ming Court"@en . . . . . . "Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), the first of the early Jesuit missionaries of the China mission, is widely considered the most outstanding cultural mediator of all time between China and the West. This engrossing and fluid book offers a thorough, knowledgeablebiography of this fascinating and influential man, telling a deeply human and captivating story that still resonates today. Michela Fontana traces Ricci's travels in China in detail, providing a rich portrait of Ming China and the growing importance ofcultural exchanges between China and the West. She shows how Ricci incorporated his ideas of."@en . "Matteo Ricci : a Jesuit in the Ming Court"@en . "Matteo Ricci : a Jesuit in the Ming Court" . . . . . . . . "China History Ming dynasty, 1368-1644." . . "Rowman and Littlefield." . .