Account of Tibet - The Travels of Ippolito Desideri of Pistoia, S.j. 1712- 1727

Informationen zum Autor Filippo De Filippi Zusammenfassung In Desideri's account we receive the first accurate general description of Tibet: from the eatural world to the sociological and anthropological aspects of the people and a complete exposition of Lamaism. Inhaltsverzeichnis LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, BIBLIOGRAPHY OF DESIDERI, INTRODUCTION. The Jesuit Mission in Tibet, 1625–1721, PREFACE, HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THIBET, and an Account of the Mission and travels in that Country by Father Ippolito Desideri, of the Society of Jesus, written by Himself; 1712–1733, FOREWORD, BOOK THE FIRST, BOOK THE SECOND, BOOK THE THIRD, BOOK THE FOURTH, APPENDIX—Report on Tibet and its Routes, NOTES TO INTRODUCTION, NOTES TO BOOK THE FIRST, NOTES TO BOOK THE SECOND, NOTES TO BOOK THE THIRD, NOTES TO BOOK THE FOURTH, BIBLIOGRAPHICAL INDEX, GENERAL INDEX (TIBETAN WORDS EXCEPTED), INDEX OF TIBETAN WORDS

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• Authors: F. De Filippi, Filippo De Filippi, Filippo De Filippi, FILIPPI FILIPPO DE
• Assisted by: Filippo De Filippi (Editor), De Filippi Filippo (Editor), Filippo De Filippi (Editor), C. Wessels (Introduction)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.10.2004
• EAN: 9780415346788
• ISBN: 978-0-415-34678-8
• No. of pages: 504
• Subjects: Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; Tibet, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Classic Travel Writing, TRAVEL / Asia / East / China