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A Franciscan tombstone in fourteenth-century China : a global history / Nancy Wu
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wu, Nancy Y., author.
- Series:
- Cambridge elements. Elements in the global Middle Ages
- Cambridge elements. Elements in the global Middle Ages, 2632-3427
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Andrew, of Perugia--Tomb.
- Andrew.
- Franciscans--Missions--China--History.
- Franciscans.
- Christian antiquities--China.
- Christian antiquities.
- Sepulchral monuments, Medieval--China.
- Sepulchral monuments, Medieval.
- China.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026
- Summary:
- "This Element examines the tombstone for Andrew of Perugia (d. 1332?), the sole surviving object from the 14C Franciscan mission in China. The narrative begins in Zayton, where diverse groups brought to this maritime entrepot old antagonisms and new alliances. The discovery of Andrew's tombstone and that of other Christian monuments over the centuries, demonstrate how various Christian churches interacted with their host society from the eighth through the fourteenth centuries. Relying to the extent possible on words of the protagonists, this Element scrutinizes the Nestorian cross-and-lotus motif and questions prevailing interpretations about this quintessential Nestorian iconography and its presence on a Franciscan tombstone: the interreligious borrowing of art and symbolism, the mode through which ideas and traditions were transmitted, the function and purpose of adaptation, and the plausible contribution of local artisans to the creation of the earliest Christian art in China"-- Cambridge Core
- Contents:
- Andrew of Perugia
- Medieval Zayton
- The Franciscans in Zayton
- Andrew’s tombstone in context
- Wu Wenliang
- The tombstone
- The cross-and-lotus motif
- The angels
- Return to Zayton
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed June 4, 2026)
- Other Format:
- Print version: Wu, Nancy Y. Franciscan tombstone in fourteenth-century China
- ISBN:
- 9781009711722
- 1009711725
- 9781009711715
- 1009711717
- OCLC:
- 1587115780
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000368736
- CIPO000381802
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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