Barbarians and Mandarins: Thirteen Centuries of Western Travelers in China |
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Contents
List of Principal Illustrations | 11 |
Alopen and the Illustrious Religion | 17 |
The Priest Who Was a Heavy Man | 28 |
Copyright | |
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Barbarians and Mandarins: Thirteen Centuries of Western Travellers in China Nigel Cameron No preview available - 1989 |
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