Xi ji yin : shi san juan
醯雞吟 : 十三卷 /
Printed during the reign of Tianqi (1621-27) of the Ming dynasty, this literary work lists the names of the author and editors. It was written by Li Tingxun, a native of Sanyuan…
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LI, Tingxun - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Date:1623
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Zhi fang wai ji : liu juan, juan shou yi juan
職方外紀 : 六卷, 卷首一卷 /
The Zhifang waiji (Chronicle of foreign lands) is a concise geography of the world, the first of its kind written in Chinese. The Italian Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci produced a map of…
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Aleni, Giulio - Ricci, Matteo - Yang, Tingyun - LI, Zhicao - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress) - Ye, Xianggao
Date:1623
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Charter Given by the High and Mighty Lords of the States General on the Date of …
Octroy, By de Hooghe Mogende Heeren Staten Generael, verleent aende West-Indische Compagnie, in date den derden Junij 1621
On June 3, 1621, the States-General, the governing body of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, issued a charter to a group of Dutch merchants to establish the Dutch West India Company.…
Works of Galileo Galilei, Part 3, Volume 15, Astronomy: The Assayer.
Il Saggiatore
Il saggiatore (The assayer) by Galileo Galilei (1564--1642) is the final and most significant work in the polemic regarding the characteristics of comets involving the Italian scientist and mathematician in the years…
The First Folio of Shakespeare.
Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies. Published according to the True Originall Copies
Printed in the large "folio" size, the First Folio is the first collected edition of the plays of William Shakespeare. It was put together after his death in 1616 by two fellow…
Music for the Feast of Saint George.
Música de la festivitat de Sant Jordi
During the 1432 session of the General Court of the Principality of Catalonia, held in Barcelona, it was decided that a chapel to Saint George should be constructed at the Palau de…
Book/Printed MaterialXi ji yin : shi san juan
Book/Printed MaterialZhi fang wai ji : liu juan, juan shou yi juan
Book/Printed MaterialCharter Given by the High and Mighty Lords of the States General on the Date of …
Book/Printed MaterialWorks of Galileo Galilei, Part 3, Volume 15, Astronomy: The Assayer.
Book/Printed MaterialThe First Folio of Shakespeare.
Book/Printed MaterialWorks of Galileo Galilei, Part 1, Volume 13, Familiar Correspondence: Letters from Women to Galileo Galilei.
Book/Printed MaterialMusic for the Feast of Saint George.