China illustrata

Athanasius Kircher
Amsterdam 1667
Houghton Library, pf Typ 632.67.487

Click for full-size imageDetails of Chinese culture were captured in books like Du Halde's Description de la Chine and Kircher's China illustrata. These texts served as a repository of ethnographic detail for European impresarios and directors.

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