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• Diploma imperiale, testo in greco / testo in latino
  Diplomatic treaty between the Byzantine Empire and the Pisan commune, confirming and extending privileges previously granted to the Pisans, including commercial rights, legal protections, and financial provisions. The document also records the texts of earlier agreements of the same nature concluded between Pisa and previous emperors. The original Greek text and the official Latin translation, both issued and validated by the imperial chancellery of Constantinople, are preserved as separate documents.
• De Planetis
  Book of the Conjunctions of the Moon with the Planets and of the Planets with Each Other, as well as the Conjunctions of the Moon and Planets with Fixed Stars Throughout the Year of Christ 1674, During the Reign of Emperor Kangxi.
• (EN) Correct Rules to Wash Away Sins
  On the confessional doctrine
• Preces quotidianae Sinica Lingua conscripta: in 8° X.(7)12
  Prayers
• Castner Gaspar. Relatio Sepulturae S.Francisci Xaverii in Insula Sanciano. In 4°, X.(7.)15
  Description and Mapping of the Sepulchre of St. Francis Xavier on Shangchuan Island
• Relatio eorum, quae spectant ad declarationem Sinarum Imperatori. Opera P.P. Soc.Jesu. Pekini. 1700. In 4°, MM.(4.)5
  Book on the Emperor's Declarations Regarding Chinese Customs and Their Interpretation.
• Castner Gaspar. Relatio Sepulturae S.Francisci Xaverii in Insula Sanciano. In 4°, X.(7.)15
  Description and Mapping of the Sepulchre of St. Francis Xavier on Shangchuan Island
• Abridged Record of the Holy Scriptures of the Lord of Heaven
  Catechism
• Abridged Record of the Holy Scriptures of the Lord of Heaven
  Catechism
• Riccius Mattheus “Confutatio Sectae Bonzaicae” Sinice. In 4°. X.(9).10
  Letters Written in Response to Buddhist Texts. The first part consists of two letters. The first, written by Yu Deyuan (虞德園), also known as Yu Chunxi (虞淳熙) (1553–1621), and addressed to Ricci, invites him to study Buddhism before dismissing it without proper understanding. The second letter, written by Ricci in reply to Yu Deyuan, constitutes his response. The second part comprises a debate in response to a text by the Chan Buddhist monk Lianchi (蓮池) (1535–1615), also known as Shen Zhuhong (沈祩宏). In his work Zhuchuang sanbi (竹窗三筆, Three Notes of the Bamboo Window), he presents four chapters under the title “On Heaven” (Tianshuo 天説), in which he rejects Christian doctrine. The texts have traditionally been attributed to Matteo Ricci, although there is considerable debate regarding their authorship. Apart from the first letter, which is probably by Ricci, the other texts are very likely by Xu Guangqi (徐光啓) (1562–1633) (cf. Silk 2013: 581).
• Liber in quo et signa coelestia et mappa Sinarum Imperij, et quaedam figurae monstruosae tum hominum tum animalium exprimuntur . Sinice, in 4°, X.(7.)18
  Encyclopedic text
• Riccius Mattheus “Confutatio Sectae Bonzaicae” Sinice. In 4°. X.(9).10
  Polemic against Buddhism
• Vagnonis Alphonsus. "De Septem operibus misericordia spiritualis, et corporalis", Sinice, in 4° X(7).8.
  A comprehensive and hands-on guide for Catholics to engage in charitable acts
• Furtadus Franciscus. “Explicatio oriationis Domicalis” Sinice, in 4°, X.(7).9.
  Prayers' explications
• Declaratio brevis Doctrinae Xtiane: liber Sinicus editus a PP.Soc. Jesu To. in 4° X.(7).45.
  Summary explanation of the ‘Doctrina Christiana’, catechism introducing the Ten Commandaments
• Declaratio brevis Doctrinae Xtiane: liber Sinicus editus a PP.Soc. Jesu To. in 4° X.(7).45.
  Summary explanation of the ‘Doctrina Christiana’, introducing the Ten Commandaments
• Riccius Mattheus “Dei solida ratio” Sinice. In 4°. X.(9).19
• Sanbiasius Franciscus. “De Animae Dotibus”. Sinice in 4°. X.(7.)7.
  The work follows Aristotle’s theory of the three types of souls—the vegetative soul, the sensitive soul of animals, and the rational soul of humans—while integrating Augustine’s theory of the three functions of the soul. It argues that the study of the soul is the most beneficial and significant discipline in philosophy, with the purpose of knowing oneself and recognizing one’s origin, ultimately leading to the worship of God and the salvation of the soul. The book also incorporates Confucian thought into soul theory, using it to understand worldly affairs and, by extension, to cultivate the family, govern the state, and bring peace to the world.
• Directory to attain true happiness
  The first chapter focuses on the source of happiness, found in the observance of the Commandments and the practice of virtues. The second chapter introduces creation, salvation, the sacraments, the precepts of the Church, and the capital sins.
• Rogerius Michael “Dei solida Ratio” ac Discursus Sinicus, in 4° X.(7.)20.
• Innocentia Victrix, sive Sententia Comitiorum Imperii Sinici pro Innocentia Xtiane Religionis lata juridice anno 1669. Latine, et Sinice. Quàm Cheu, 1671, in 4°
  The Trial and Acquittal of Jesuit Missionaries in 1669; inside, the copy of the imperial edict of the Emperor Kangxi recording official tolerance of the Christian religion; astronomical observations and calculations made by the Jesuit fathers at their observatory in Peking. Antonio de Gouvea formally as the editor, the Portuguese vice-provincial, but probably responsible of this edition Andrea Giovanni Lubelli or François de Rougemont.
• Innocentia Victrix, sive Sententia Comitiorum Imperii Sinici pro Innocentia Xtiane Religionis lata juridice anno 1669. Latine, et Sinice. Quàm Cheu, 1671, in 4°
  The Trial and Acquittal of Jesuit Missionaries in 1669; inside, the copy of the imperial edict of the Emperor Kangxi recording official tolerance of the Christian religion; astronomical observations and calculations made by the Jesuit fathers at their observatory in Peking. Antonio de Gouvea formally as the editor, the Portuguese vice-provincial, but probably responsible of this edition Andrea Giovanni Lubelli or François de Rougemont.
• Imagines exprimentes vitam, et mortem Xti Dni cum declarationibus sinicis, in 4°, X. (7.)
  Illustrated Catechism on the Life of Jesus, inspired by Jerónimo Nadal 's "Evangelicae Historiae Imagines" (Images Of The Evangelical Gospels, 1593)
• Intorcetta Prosper: Scientia Sinarum Politico Moralis Latine, et Sinice Goa 1669, in 4° X. (7.)13.
  A short preface by Intorcetta, a Chinese-to-Latin translation of the Zhongyong 中庸 (54 pages), and an eight-page biography of Confucius
• Costa Ignatius. Sapientia Sinica Orbi proposita a Prospero Intorcetta. Latine et Sinice. Kien Cam 1662. In 4° X.(7.)14
  A Latin translation of the Daxue 大學 and part of the Analects Lunyu 論語 (first five books)