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The writings of Antoni de Montserrat at the Mughal court / edited by João Vicente Melo ; translation of the Latin text by Lena Wahlgren-Smith ; translation of the Portuguese text by João Vicente Melo ; foreword by Joan-Pau Rubiés.
LIBRA DS461.3 .M613 2023
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Monserrate, Antonio, 1536-1600.
- Series:
- Jesuit studies (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 38.
- Jesuit studies, 2214-3289 ; volume 38
- Standardized Title:
- Mongolicae legationis commentarius. English
- Language:
- English
- Latin
- Portuguese
- Subjects (All):
- Monserrate, Antonio, 1536-1600--Travel--Asia.
- Monserrate, Antonio.
- Akbar, Emperor of Hindustan, 1542-1605.
- Akbar.
- Jesuits--Travel--Asia--Early works to 1800.
- Jesuits.
- Monserrate, Antonio, 1536-1600.
- Mughal Empire--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
- Mughal Empire.
- Travel.
- Asia.
- India--Mughal Empire.
- Genre:
- Early works.
- Physical Description:
- xxvii, 321 pages : map ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023]
- Summary:
- "This critical edition and translation of the Relaçam do Equebar, Rey dos Mogores (1582) and the Commentarius Mongolicae Legationis (1591), the first detailed European accounts on Mughal India written by Antoni de Montserrat, offers an updated and renewed reappraisal of the first Jesuit mission to the Mughal court (1580-1583). It also includes a reassessment of Montserrat's career, highlighting his role both as a missionary and a diplomatic agent at the Mughal court"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Foreword: The Jesuit Antoni de Montserrat, European interpreter of Emperor Akbar
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- A Report on Akbar, King of the Mughals (Relaçam do Equebar, rey dos Mogores)
- Commentary on the Embassy to the Mughal Court (Mongolicae Legationis Commentaries)
- Commentarius
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contains:
- Monserrate, Antonio, 1536-1600. Relaçam do Equebar, rei dos mogores. English
- Other Format:
- Online version: Monserrate, Antonio, 1536-1600. Writings of Antoni de Montserrat at the Mughal court
- ISBN:
- 9789004273535
- 9004273530
- OCLC:
- 1371748378
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