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The USF Ricci Institute works with partners in China, the United States, and Europe with the goal of producing catalogs, finding aids, translations, reproductions, and other reference works in support of study in the field of Chinese-Western cross-cultural history and the social history of Christianity in China. Click on the LEARN MORE icon to see additional details about a publication in the Ricci Library online catalog.

邊疆服務 (Frontier Service)

By 周蜀蓉 (Zhou Shurong)

Reprint of Frontier Service (9 issues) & Frontier Service Newsletter (29 issues, merged Dec. 1946). Originally published 1943-1950. Series foreward and introduction also in English.

Publisher: 廣西師范大學出版社 Guangxi shifan daxue chubanshe, 2011.
2 v.; ISBN: 9787549503933;

Research, conference, publication and editorial support provided by the Henry Luce Foundation and administered by the USF Ricci Institute. [Return to TOP of page]

准格爾旗扎薩克衙門檔案基督宗教史料 (Historical Sources related to Christianity in the Zunggar Banner Jasagh Yamen Archives)

By Sude Bilige 蘇德畢力格 (Sodbilig Shirnuud)

Documents in Mongolian, with Chinese explanations and English introduction. Documents chiefly date from the Guangxi and Xuantong periods.

Publisher: 廣西師范大學出版社 Guangxi shifan daxue chubanshe, 2011.
540 p.; ISBN: 9787549504299

Research, conference, publication and editorial support provided by the Henry Luce Foundation and administered by the USF Ricci Institute.. [Return to TOP of page]

中國地方志基督教史料輯要 (Local Historical Sources on Christianity in China)

Edited by 張先清 (ZHANG Xianqing) and 趙蕊娟 (ZHAO Ruijuan)

A Chinese reproduction of sections of local gazetteers from the late Ming to early Republic eras, documenting activities of different religions in China.

Publisher: 東方出版社 Dongfang chubanshe, 2010. 741 p.;
ISBN: 9787547302071; 7547302076

Research, conference, publication and editorial support provided by the USF Ricci Institute in conjunction with the Beijing Center for Chinese Studies, and the Henry Luce Foundation. [Return to TOP of page]

Handbook of Christianity in China: Volume II

Edited by R.G. Tiedemann

A reference book on the history of Christianity in China from 1800 - 1950. It includes bibliographies of primary and secondary sources in Chinese and western languages for different historical eras, and consists of essays on historical backgrounds, major religious and secular groups and individuals, theological debates, effects of political events, religious and cultural interactions between China and Christianity during this period.

Publisher: Brill, 2010. 1050 p.; ISBN: 9789004114302

Produced with financial support from the Ricci Institute at the University of San Francisco Center for the Pacific Rim. [Return to TOP of page]

口述史研究方法 (Oral History Research Methodology)

By 李向平（LI Xiangping) and 魏揚波 (Jean－Paul Wiest)

Examination of various oral history techniques and research methodology in English and Chinese. A Chinese language multi-disciplinary textbook to be used in the Chinese educational and research environment.

Publisher: 上海人民出版社 (Shanghai People's Publishing House), 2010.
239 p.; ISBN: 9787208091351

Research, conference, publication and editorial support provided by the USF Ricci Institute in conjunction with the Central China Normal University, Shanghai University and the Beijing Center for Chinese Studies. [Return to TOP of page]

Christianity in China: A Scholars’ Guide to Resources in the Libraries and Archives of the United States (Second Edition)

Edited by WU Xiaoxin

The standard guide to repositories of resources for researching Christian activity in China, especially that of missions and missionaries, from the eighth century through 1952, when missionary Activity
virtually ceased, now updated. revised, and expanded, and with a new index.

Publisher: M.E. Sharpe, 2009. 797 p.; ISBN: 978-1-56324-337-0

Research, publication, and editorial support provided by the USF Ricci Institute. Funding was also provided by Dr. Archie R. Crouch. [Return to TOP of page]

The Reference Guide to Missionary Societies in China from the 16th to the 20th Century

By R. G. Tiedemann, USF Ricci Institute

A reference guide containing nearly 500 entries, with material on the multiple dimensions of the missionary presence in China prior to 1950 ranging from anthropology, to education, medicine, science, society, politics, and religion.

Publisher: M.E. Sharpe, 2009. 338 p.; ISBN: 978-0-7656-1808-5

Major funding provided by the Henry Luce Foundation and Dr. Paul Torrens. Research, publication, and editorial support provided by the USF Ricci Institute. [Return to TOP of page]

歐洲所藏雍正乾隆朝天主教文獻匯編 (Ouzhou suocang Yongzheng Qianlong chao Tianzhujiao wenxian huibian)

By 吳旻 (Wu Min) and 韓琦 (Han Qi)

Collected Chinese memorials and documents on the Catholic Church in China during the Yongzheng and Qianlong periods (18th century) held in European archives.

Publisher: 上海人民出版社 (Shanghai renmin chubanshe), 2008. 291 p.; ISBN 9787208076136 ; 7208076138

Research, publication, and editorial support provided by the USF Ricci Institute in conjunction with The Beijing Center for Chinese Studies. [Return to TOP of page]

乾隆西域戰圖秘檔薈萃 (Graphic and Archival Documents of Qianlong's Pacification of the Western Regions)

By 中國第一歷史檔案館 (China First Historical Archives), 利瑪竇中西文化歷史研究所 (USF Ricci Institute), and 北京中國學中心 (The Beijing Center for Chinese Studies)

Large-format reproductions of select images and texts from the well-known set of imperially-commissioned engravings depicting Qing victories in Qianlong's military campaigns to "pacify" the far west of his realm (present-day Xinjiang). Includes the imperial poetry the campaigns inspired, and other material from the First Historical Archives.

Publisher: 北京出版社 (Beijing Publishing House), 2007. 211 p.

Research, publication, and editorial support provided by the USF Ricci Institute in conjunction with the First Historical Archives of China and The Beijing Center for Chinese Studies. [Return to TOP of page]

女鐸, 1912-1951 (The Woman’s Messenger)

Original Publisher: 上海廣學會. Index created by 廣西師範大學出版社 (Guangxi Normal University Press)

Nü Duo (女鐸報) was the first magazine for women published by the Christian Literature Society, a Christian missionary organization in Shanghai known for its efforts to spread Western scientific and cultural knowledge in China. Contents include scientific knowledge, culture, literature, family, and religion. Nü Duo was in circulation between 1912 and 1951 with a total of 412 issues.

This DVD-ROM publication consists of page images and 14,683 entries of catalog-style descriptions which cover all items in the entire journal.

Publisher: 桂林貝貝特電子音像出版社 (Guilin BBT Audiovisual Publishing House), 2007. Two DVD disks, 49 p. booklet; ISBN: 9787900690166

Major funding was provided by the Institute's Thomas Klitgaard Endowment; research and editorial support provided by the USF Ricci Institute. [Return to TOP of page]

清中前期西洋天主教在華活動檔案史料 (Archives Concerning Western Catholic Missions from the Early to Mid Qing Dynasty in China)

Edited by 中國第一歷史檔案館 (First Historical Archives of China)

Source documents in Chinese from the First Historical Archives, especially from the Grand Secretariat, the Grand Council, the Secrete Palace memorial collection, and the Imperial Household Department, illustrating activities of the Western Catholic missions in different places in China. The contents mainly reflect the tasks and services the Western missionaries rendered in the Qing court during the Yongzheng and Qianlong reigns.

Publisher: 中華書局 (China Book Company), 2003. Four volumes; ISBN: 7-101-03958-8/K

Research, publication, and editorial support provided by The First Historical Archives of China, the USF Ricci Institute, and The Beijing Center for Chinese Studies. [Return to TOP of page]

Chinese Books & Documents in the Jesuit Archives in Rome: A Descriptive Catalog

By Albert Chan, S.J., Research Associate, USF Ricci Institute

The Jesuit Archives in Rome (Archivum Romanum Societatus Iesu) contain books and manuscripts from the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties on Chinese history, Chinese and Western philosophy, astronomy, and other sciences; volumes by Westerners introducing Christian thought to the Chinese; and works by Chinese Christians comparing what they were taught by the Jesuits with the Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian traditions.

This catalog consists of careful descriptions of the archival items in the Jesuit Archives described above with bibliographical sources pertaining to them. English is the main language, but Latin, other European languages, and Chinese (with characters) are also abundant.

Publisher: M.E. Sharpe, 2002. 626 p.; ISBN: 0-7656-0828-6

Major funding is provided by the China Province and California Province of the Society of Jesus and the Henry Luce Foundation. Research, publication, and editorial support provided by the USF Ricci Institute. [Return to TOP of page]

中國教會文獻目錄 : 上海市檔案館珍藏資料 (A Catalog of Christian Documents: Sources from the Rare Book Collection of the Shanghai Municipal Archives)

Edited by 馬長林 (MA Changlin) and 吳小新 (WU Xiaoxin)

The contents of this volume total 3,785 entries describing rare documents held by the Shanghai Municipal Archives, cataloged and compiled according to international bibliographic standards, and including detailed annotation and critical apparatus for Chinese and Western sources listed by title, author, publishing organization, publication date, and other information. These documents encompass the era from 1836-1963, with contents that touch upon the Roman Catholic Church, the Chinese Protestant Church, the China Branch of the Seventh Day Adventists, Chinese Christian youth associations, and 32 other denominations and church-related organizations.

Publisher: 上海市檔案館 (Shanghai Municipal Archives) and the 舊金山大學利瑪竇中西文化歷史研究所 (USF Ricci Institute), 2002. 407 p.; ISBN: 7-5325-3237-2; 9787532532377

Major funding was provided by the Henry Luce Foundation. Research, publication and editorial support provided by the USF Ricci Institute in conjunction with the Shanghai Library.[Return to TOP of page]

Dicionário Português-Chinês (葡漢辭典, Portuguese-Chinese Dictionary)

Edited by John W. Witek, S.J.

Composed by the Jesuits Michele Ruggieri and Matteo Ricci, among the earliest Catholic missionaries to enter China. Collected in the late 16th century, this dictionary introduces for the very first time the romanization of the Chinese language spoken in the final years of the Ming period and constitutes a milestone in the development of Chinese studies.

Publisher: Instituto Português do Oriente, the National Library of Portugal, and the USF Ricci Institute, 2001. 535 p.; ISBN: 9-7256-5298-3

Major funding was provided by the Instituto Português do Oriente. Research, publication, and editorial support provided by the USF Ricci Institute in conjunction with the Biblioteca Nacional Portugal and Instituto Português do Oriente. [Return to TOP of page]

中國禮儀之爭: 西文文獻一百篇, 1645-1941 (100 Roman Documents Concerning the Chinese Rites Controversy, 1645-1941)

By Donald F. St. Sure, Ray Noll, and Edward Malatesta; translated by GU Weimin, SHEN Baoyi, and ZHU Jing

This Chinese-language version of the 1992 English original contains translations of 100 Vatican documents on the Chinese Rites Controversy in traditional characters. This publication is the first of its kind to make Vatican documents available to the public in China.

Publisher: 上海古籍出版社 (Shanghai Classics Publishing House), 2001. 178 p.; ISBN: 7-5325-2912-6

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上海圖書館西文珍本書目 (A Catalog of Rare Western Books in the Shanghai Library)

Compiled by 龔敬 (GONG Jing) and 黃培瑋 (HUANG Peiwei)

This catalog lists 1,800 titles of European books formerly held by the Zikawei Library, now at the Shanghai Library. Titles are primarily in Latin or French, all published between 1515 and 1800. Subjects include philosophy, religion, literature, art, history, geography, law, mathematics, and astronomy. Languages include (in addition to above mentioned) Greek, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, English, and German, with a few titles in Arabic, Aramaic, Breton, Coptic, Chinese, Flemish, Hebrew, Persian, and Syriac.

Publisher: 上海社會科學院出版社 (Shanghai Social Science Publishing House), 1992. 463 p.; ISBN: 7805157766

Major funding was provided by the Henry Luce Foundation and the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia. Research, publication, and editorial support provided by the USF Ricci Institute in conjunction with the Shanghai Library. [Return to TOP of page]

100 Roman Documents Concerning the Chinese Rites Controversy (1645-1941)

Translated by Donald F. St. Sure, S.J., Edited with introductions and summaires by Ray R. Noll.

100 documents, originally written in Latin, French and Italian languages, concerning the Chinese Rites Controversy and covering a time span of 300 years.

Publisher: Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History, University of San Francisco Center for the Pacific Rim, 1992. 93 p.

Research, publication, and editorial support provided by the USF Ricci Institute. Partial funding was provided by the Henry Luce Foundation. [Return to TOP of page]



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