Confucius sinarum philosophus, sive Scientia sinensis latine exposita /

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Corporate Author: Jesuit Collection
Other Authors: Confucius, Intorcetta, Prospero, 1626-1696, Herdtrich, Chrétien, 1625-1684, Rougemont, François de, 1624-1676, Couplet, Philippe, 1623-1692
Format: Book
Language:Latin
Created: Parisiis : Apud Danielem Horthemels, viâ Jacobæâ, sub Mæcenate, 1687
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Item Description:Printer statement from colophon at end of Tabula chronologica.
"Cum privilegio regis."
Signatures: A-2H² ²A-2D² ³A-F²(-F2) a-2r² ²a-e² ⁴A-2D²(-2D2) ⁵A-B² chi⁴(-chi4)
Pagination: Liber I: cxxiv, 39 p., [1] leaf of plates; Liber II: [40]-108 p.; Liber III: 21, [1], 159, [1] p.; Tabula chronologica: xx, 106, 8, 105-108, [2] p.
Engravings: map, portrait of Confucius on p. [cxvi] of book 1, large "angels" head-pieces.
Woodcuts: title-page vignette, ornamental initials, head- and tail-pieces.
Latin translation of three of the four books of Ssu shu; the fourth, the works of Mencius, and the reason for not printing it, are discussed in a note printed on p. 159 at the end of book 3.
Chinese titles at end of each book.
With: Tabula chronologica monarchiæ sinicæ / Philippo Couplet. Parisiis, 1686. Issued together. Tabula chronologica has separate title-page.
Printing errors: p. 19 of book 3 (leaf ³E2) incorrectly numbered 91. Leaf ²S1 (page 69 of book 1) missigned R.
Last 5 pages of text are unsigned leaves.
Confucius vita: p. cxvii-cxxiv.
Physical Description:1 v. (various pagings) : ill., map, port. ; 35 cm. (folio)