BORRI, R.F. Christopher.

AN ACCOUNT OF COCHIN-CHINA: In Two Parts: The First Treats of the Temporal State of that Kingdom. The Second: Of What Concerns the Spiritual.

      AN EARLY ACCOUNT OF THE THREE KINGDOMS OF INDO-CHINA [London 1704 Churchill]. 3/4 blue cloth, over marbled boards very good, 21 x 32 cm., extracted from Collection of Voyages & Travels, pages 787-838, index, complete in itself. R A R E Part II: OF WHAT CONCERNS THE SPIRITUAL. Written in Italian by the R.F. Christopher Borri, a Milaneze, of the Society of Jesus, Who Was One of the Firsft Missioners in that Kingdom. An early primary resource, translated into English. Borri lived some five years in the Kingdom & was an early Italian Jesuit and missionary to the Tonkinese natives of North Vietnam. * An important early work on Vietnam and Christianity in that area, also covers name, situation and extent of the Kingdom of Cochin-China, climate, nature of the country, fruitfulness, costume of silks, buildings, the animals, elephants, rhinoceros, abadas, customs, manners, ways of living, habits & cures. Scholars, diet, drink, treats, tea, physicians, medicines, bleeding. Civil & political government, language, trials, law, thieves, adulters: killed by elephants ! The state of churches & converts & sects, in the Kingdom. Banished Dutch ship, favorer on the Portuguese rich trade between Japanese & Chinese. * BIBLIOGRAPHY E. Cox: A REFERENCE GULIDE TO THE LITERATURE OF TRAVEL p.323. * H. Cordier: INDOSINICA, no.1919 * Color scans can be sent by email.Images displayed may not be the actual copy in stock for sale at any given time; if you want to see the exact image of the book or edition in stock, please request this by email and an image will be returned to you by attachment. !! WARNING: The above description is COPYRIGHT protected material under United States & International Copyright & Intellectual property laws. Unauthorized copying or use of ANY PART is a felony and will be PROSECUTED TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW !!! The entire text and contents of this description is Copyright protected 2002-2008 Rare Oriental Book Co.