Império Florido do MeioJoão de Barros e a sua visão quinhentista da China
João de Barros, humanist and Orientalist, and a contemporary chronicler of the Portuguese expansion in the sixteenth century, tells us of China at that time of encounter with new worlds, particularly in the Third of his *Décadas da Ásia*. This country of the Far East is treated with delight, express...
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| Published in: | Review of Culture |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Articles |
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Instituto Cultural de Macau
2019
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| Online Access: | https://www.icm.gov.mo/rc/viewer/pdfViewerParts/40058/2621 |
| Summary: | João de Barros, humanist and Orientalist, and a contemporary chronicler of the Portuguese expansion in the sixteenth century, tells us of China at that time of encounter with new worlds, particularly in the Third of his *Décadas da Ásia*. This country of the Far East is treated with delight, expressing great admiration for those distant lands and peoples, which led him to baptize China as the Flourishing Middle Empire. |
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| ISSN: | 1682-1106 |