Volume VI includes a typed summary index made by Fr. Francis A. Rouleau (taken from Streit, Bibl. Miss VII 3542 (pp 373-381)), Pieces justificatives, l.c., 374-381) on items concerning the Chinese Rites and the Legation of de Tournon, e.g. Extrait de la bulle d'Urbain VIII, Breve Clementis X, letters of Maigrot, Tournon, Pallucci, Croquet, Fatinelli, Mourao, Tamburini, Pedrini, etc.

Imprint date in roman numerals. Initials; head and tailpieces; printed marginal notes. Volumes 1-5 with frontispieces.
A complete revision, enlargement, and rewriting of the work which first appeared, 1744-1750, under title: Mémoires historiques présentées au Souverain Pontife Benoit XIV. sur les missions des Indes Orientales.

Library note: Platel, abbé is the name most often used, rather than Library of Congress practice. On the question of choice of name: LC uses: Parisot, Pierre-Curel 1697-1769, as authorized name; LC Authority record indicates the following sources: Querard (cf. Platel, l'abbé C.-P., pseud.; Pierre-Curel Parisot, first Capuchin under the name of P. Norbert; then secular priest under the name of Platel) ; Hoefer (Parisot, Pierre, in religion le P. Norbert; b. 1697; d. 7/7/1769) ; Encic. Cattolica (Parisot, Pierre Curel; Padre Norberto; abbé Platel) ; Bib. nat. (hdg.: Parisot, Pierre-Curel, in religion le P. Norbert de Bar-le-Duc, O.M.C.; pseud. abbé Platel; usage: R.P. Norbert; l'abbé Platel; M. l'abbé C.-P. Platel; R.P. Norbert de Bar-le-Duc)
Keywords: Parisot, Peter ; Norbert, P. ; Platel, C.-P. ; Norberto, Padre ; Norbert de Bar-le-Duc, pere, 1697-1769.