Carlo Tommaso Maillard de Tournon report of the papal legation to China: manuscript copy
Scope and Contents
Manuscript copy of Tournon's account of the journey from Macau to Peking, and reception by the Kangxi Emperor, dated 1705, followed by Supplicatio Facta Imperatori (1707), a petition submitted to the Kangxi Emperor by the Jesuit Antoine Thomas and others, appealing on Tournon's behalf following his imprisonment at Macau, both written in the same secretary hand.
Dates
- Publication: 1705-1707
Creator
Language of Materials
In Italian (Cursive script).
Access Note
Open for research.
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Biographical note: Carlo Tommaso Maillard de Tournon
Italian cardinal and papal legate. As the first papal legate to China, Carlo Tommaso Maillard de Tournon enforced the ban of the so-called Chinese rites among Chinese Christians.
Full Extent
1 Volumes (1 volume (10 pages)) : paper ; 21 x 14 cm
Ownership and Custodial History
Bookplate: Ex libris HPK.
Provenance
Purchased from Paul Downing at Liber Antiquus, 2020.
Binding Information
Bound in modern marbled-paper boards.
Source
- Liber Antiquus Early Books and Manuscripts (Firm) (Organization)
- Title
- Carlo Tommaso Maillard de Tournon report of the papal legation to China: manuscript copy
- Subtitle
- 1705-1707
- Author
- Noah Sheola
- Date
- 2026
- Description rules
- Dcrmmss
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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