Acknowledgments

Matteo Ricci: a chronology

One\\
Building the palace

Two\\
The first image: the warriors

Three\\
The first picture: the apostle in the waves

Four\\
The second image: the huihui

Five\\
The second picture: the road to Emmaus

Six\\
The third image: profit and harvest

Seven\\
The third picture: the men of Sodom

Eight\\
The fourth image: the fourth picture

Nine\\
Inside the palace

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Index