Kircher, Athanasius. Athanasii Kircheri e Soc. Jesu China monumentis, qvà sacris quà profanis.基歇爾《中國圖說》 , 1667
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Kircher, Athanasius. Athanasii Kircheri e Soc. Jesu China monumentis, qvà sacris quà profanis. Amstelodami: Apud Joannem Janssonium à Waesberge & Elizeum Weyerstraet, 1667.
基歇爾《中國圖說》
阿姆斯特丹:Apud Joannem Janssonium à Waesberge & Elizeum Weyerstraet,1667

Chinese Illustrata was an encyclopedia of all western knowledge about China containing information on religions, culture, costumes, geography, plants, languages, and many other topics. It was also the first publication to include the original Chinese and Syriac text of the Nestorian Stele in a large pull-out sheet containing Chinese text in Romanization and Latin translation. Chinese Illustrata became one of the most popular and influential books on China in the 17th century.

《中國圖說》是一部百科全書,蘊含西方關於中國以至遠東地區的資料,包括宗教、文化、服飾、地理、植物、語言等。 此書也是首部以大型拉頁印刷「大秦景教流行中國碑」的出版刊物,收錄漢文和敘利亞文原文,以及中文羅馬拼音和拉丁文翻譯。本書涵蓋廣泛,描述詳盡,插圖精美,是歐洲人了解中國的入門之作。在十七世紀有關中國的著作中,《中國圖說》是最流行、最具影響力的書籍之一。 

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