TY - GEN N2 - 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. 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. AB - 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. 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. T1 - Matteo Riccia Jesuit in the Ming Court / DA - c2011. CY - Lanham, MD : AU - Fontana, Michela. CN - Proquest Ebook Central CN - BV3427.R46 PB - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., PP - Lanham, MD : PY - c2011. N1 - Translation of: Matteo Ricci / Michela Fontana. -- Milano : Mondadori, c2005. -- 347 pages ; 23 cm. N1 - Description based on print version record. ID - 433206 SN - 9781442205888 (electronic bk.) TI - Matteo Riccia Jesuit in the Ming Court / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=673628 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=673628 ER -