Kircher, Athanasius. China monumentis qua sacris qua profanis, nec non variis naturae & artis spectaculis, aliarumque rerum memorabilium argumentis.

€ 15,000.00

First edition of a richly illustrated account on China, based on descriptions by European explorers, many of them Jesuits as Kircher himself, in China, India, and other Asian countries. The engravings were based on explorers' sketches and original images imported from Asia.

Binding rubbed and bumped, small defects to spine and covers. Paper slightly browned and stained.