Author: Herdtrich, Christian Wolfgang 恩理格, 1625-1684

Confucius Sinarum Philosophus (1687) : the first translation of the Confucian classics. [Confucius Sinarum Philosophus. Daxue 大學. English & Latin]
Date2011
Publish_locationRome
PublisherInstitutum Historicum S.I.
CollectionRicci Institute Library
LanguageEnglish, Chinese, Latin
Record_typeDigital Book (PDF)
SeriesMonumenta historica Societatis Iesu ; ser. nova, v. 6.
ShelfDigital Archives
Call NumberBX3701.M7 s.n. v. 6
Descriptiondig.pdf. [vii, 449 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.]
Note

Confucius Sinarum Philosophus (1687) : the first translation of the Confucian classics / Thierry Meynard.
Translation of: Confucius Sinarum Philosophus.
Includes translation of the Daxue 大學 with original Chinese text.
Contains some original text in Chinese with translation in English and Latin.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-449) and indexes.

Physical copy O'Neill Library
Local access dig.pdf. [Meynard-CSP.pdf]

SubjectEthics, Chinese--Sources Confucianism--Western interpretations Chinese classics--Translations into English Jesuits--China--16th-18th centuries--Views on Confucianism Confucius Sinarum philosophus--History and criticism Chinese classics--Translations into Latin
ISBN9788870412062 ; 8870412067
Multimedia
Confucius Sinarum philosophus ... sive, Scientia Sinensis Latine exposita. Tabula chronologica Monarchiae sinicae
Date1687
Publish_locationParis
PublisherDanielem Horthemels
CollectionRouleau Archives
LanguageLatin
Record_typeBook, Digital Book (PDF)
ShelfDigital Archives, Rare Book Folio
Call NumberPL2463.I68 1687
Description6 pts. in 1 vol. : port., map, tables ; 36 cm.
Note

Confucius Sinarum philosophus ... sive, Scientia Sinensis Latine exposita. Studio & opera Prosperi Intorcetta, Christiani Herdtrich, Francisci Rougemont, Philippi Couplet, patrum Societatis Jesu. Jussu Ludovici magni eximio missionum orientalium & litterariae reipublicae bono e Bibliotheca Regia in lucem prodit. Adjecta est tabula chronologica Sinicae monarchiae ab hujus exordio ad haec usque tempora."

First Western language translation of the Daxue 大學, the Zhongyong 中庸, and the Lunyu 論語.
Romanized Chinese titles at end of each book: (1) Tá hio. (2) Chum yum. (3) Lun yu.
With this is bound as issued: Couplet, P. Tabula chronologica Monarchiae sinicae juxta cyclos annorum LX. 1686.
Spine title hand lettered (on vellum): Confucius.

Local access dig. pdf. [Confucius Sinarum.pdf]

Online at Internet Archive
Online at BnF Gallica.
See also Beyond Ricci.
Full bibliographical entry at Ad Dudink & Nicolas Standaert, Chinese Christian Texts Database (CCT-Database)

 

SubjectChinese classics--Early translations--Latin Philosophy, Confucian--Translations into Latin Philosophy, Chinese--Ancient texts--Translations into Latin Ethics, Chinese--Sources Jesuits--China--16th-18th centuries--Views on Confucianism Confucius 孔子. Lunyu 論語--Translations into Latin
LCCN49-1584