A Digital Archive of East–West Textual Journeys
Manuscripts and books from Asia Reaching Europe
A semantically enhanced digital library mapping
The project seeks to trace and study texts that traveled from East to West, illuminating the cultural and intellectual exchanges through a comprehensive digital database. This research covers the period from the reopening of trade during the Tang dynasty (around 700 AD) to the peak of the Mongol Empire’s “Pax Sinica,” concluding in the 1700s with the continuators of the movement toward cultural and scientific exchange, spearheaded by what George Harold Dunne termed the “Generation of Giants.”
During his journeys along the Silk Road in the late 13th century, the Venetian explorer Marco Polo made a substantial
History and Goals in China Born in Italy, Matteo Ricci became a member of the Jesuit order, which placed a
Digitising the links of historical, cultural, and commercial exchanges netween east and west.
Digitising the links of historical, cultural, and commercial exchanges netween east and west.
In commemorazione del 400° anniversario della nascita di Prospero Intorcetta (1625 – 2025)