Subject: China--History--To 221 B.C.E.

Sinicae historiae decas prima
AuthorMartini, Martino 衛匡國, 1614-1661
PlaceAmstelodami
PublisherJoannem Blaeu
CollectionRouleau Archives
Edition
LanguageLatin
TypeBook, Digital Book (PDF)
Series
ShelfDigital Archives, Rare Book Cabinet
Call NumberDS735.A2 M3 1659
Description413, [15] p : ill. ; 15.5 cm.
NoteFull title: Martini Martinii Tridentini, e Societate Iesu, Sinicæ historiæ decas prima : res à gentis origine ad Christum natum in extrema Asia, siue Magno Sinarum Imperio gestas complexa.
Title vignette; initials; ornaments. Signatures: A-Z8 Aa-Cc8 Dd6.
Includes index.
Covers China's history until the time of Christ. "Of the great chronological work which Martini has planned and which was to comprise the whole Chinese history from the earliest age, only the first part appeared." Cf. Catholic encyclopedia.

"Martini, Martino (1614-61). Sinicae historiae decas prima. Munich: Lucae Straubii, 1658’ 2nd ed. Amsterdam: Johannes Blauer, 1659. Covers from Fuxi 伏羲 (2952) to 8 CE; uses both 60 year cycle and Christian year equivalents; Melchisédec Thêvenot produced a complete chronology: Synopsis chronologica monarchiae Sinicae. Paris 1872 in his Relations de divers voyages curieux, v.2.4. Ends in 1425. Both works were based on abbreviations of the Gangmu 綱目and its continuations." --Cf. Wilkinson, Chinese history, a new manual, p.12.

Keywords: Early Chinese civilization; writing systems, social life and customs.
Local access 1658 ed. dig.pdf. [SinicaeHistDecasPrima]
Detailed color file online at ECHO.

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Xian-Qin zhengzhi sixiangshi 先秦政治思想史
AuthorLiu Zehua 劉澤華
PlaceTianjin 天津
PublisherNankai daxue chubanshe 南開大學出版社
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition第1版
LanguageChinese 中文[簡體字]
TypeBook
Series
ShelfReading Room
Call NumberJA84.C5 L65 1984
Description13, 9, 664 p. ; 21 cm
NoteXian-Qin zhengzhi sixiangshi 先秦政治思想史 / Liu Zehua zhu 劉澤華著.
Includes bibliographical references.
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LCCN86-152155