Compendium Doctrinae Christianae

Bibliographic Data

Year1628
Translator(s)/Commentators(s)Heurnius, Justus
Place of translationBatavia -- Administrative.City
Language(s)Latin
Book TypeManuscript
Chinese textCharacters and transliteration

Sources

Classical Source(s)Analects (论语)

Bibliography

BibliographyTrude Dijkstra, Thijs Weststeijn, “Constructing Confucius in the Low Countries“, in De Zeventiende Eeuw 32 (2016) 2, pp. 137-164.
K. Kuiper, ‘The earliest monument of Dutch sinological studies. Justus Heurnius’s manuscript Dutch-Chinese dictionary and Chinese-Latin Compendium Doctrinae Christianae (Batavia 1628)’, in Quaerendo 35 (2005), p. 95-186.
SummaryHeurnius' Compendium consists mostly of Christian texts, but also includes an incomplete translation of the analecta, and of the xiao'er lun 小而論. The text is based on the Jesuits' writings, and uses a common terminology, especially with regard to Christian texts.

1628 Translation of Analects (论语) (Chapter)

Title of sectionConfutii Doctrinae Morales
Start page114r
End page131r
Translation of >Analects (论语) (Chapter)

3 copies

Copy of Compendium Doctrinae Christianae held in Bodleian Library, Oxford

Name or TitleCompendium Doctrinae Christianae
Call numberMarsh 678, 456
URLhttps://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/703c8fda-7a69-4659-8ae3-6213e3c8cfc1/
Current locationBodleian Library, Oxford -- Thematic
Copy TypeManuscript Copy

Copy of Compendium Doctrinae Christianae held in British Library

Name or TitleCompendium Doctrinae Christianae
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Copy of Compendium Doctrinae Christianae held in Universiteitsbibliotheek di Leiden

Name or TitleCompendium Doctrinae Christianae
Call numberAcad. 225
Current locationUniversiteitsbibliotheek di Leiden -- Thematic
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