Title: Memoirs of Father Ripa, during thirteen years' residence at the court of Peking in the service of the emperor of China
Description: "1710年意大利人马国贤来到中国,从此他以天主教虏劳会传教士,康熙皇帝宮廷画师的双重身份,在京师度过了十三年.本书即是马国贤神父对其在清廷供职期间以及往返途中所见所闻的回忆录,具有特殊的文献价值,一直被西方大学里中国课程列为重要参考书"--Back cover.
Subjects: Missionaries, Biography, Missions, Description and travel, Painters, Pictorial works, Bi shu shan zhuang (Chengde, China)
Places: China, Italy
People: Matteo Ripa