Jean Joseph Marie Amiot

Revision as of 18:36, 24 April 2017 by LordAmeth (talk | contribs) (Created page with "*''Born: 1718'' *''Died: 1793'' Jean Joseph Marie Amiot was a French Jesuit missionary who spent time in Qing Dynasty China. He brought back...")
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

Jean Joseph Marie Amiot was a French Jesuit missionary who spent time in Qing Dynasty China.

He brought back many books and ideas from China to Europe, including works on music and dance by Zhu Zaiyu.

References

  • Nakao Yukari 中尾友香梨, "Nihon ni okeru Mingaku no juyô" 「日本における明楽の受容」, in Kojima Yasunori 小島康敬 (ed.), Reigaku bunka 礼楽文化, Tokyo: Pelican-sha (2013), 352-353.