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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Notes

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Index