Greek and Latin Writers' Compilation of Ancient Documents from the Far East (Famous Works Translation Series on the History of Sino-foreign Relations) (Famous Works Translation Series on the History of Sino-foreign Relations)

Author: G. Cordier
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Publication Date: 1987-06-01
Features: This book is a collection of records on the Far East from Greek and Latin works compiled by the renowned French orientalist G. Cordier. The texts involve over 90 works, spanning from the 4th century BC to the 14th century AD. The documents collected by Cordier are quite extensive and comprehensive, serving as fundamental historical materials for the study of Sino-Western communication and cultural exchange. In this compilation, there is no single piece of literature that is not widely known, nor is there any work that has not been previously published. The purpose is to gather a collection of scattered fragments in a simple manner, and they are mostly very familiar to oriental scholars.