Author: Pierre du Jarric
Title: Akbar and the Jesuits an Account of the Jesuit Missions to the Court of Akbar
Description: London, George Routledge & Sons LTD, 1926. First edition. Cloth. An interesting account of sixteenth century Jesuit missions to the court of Akbar, illustrated throughout. First edition.An interesting account of a mission of Jesuits to the court of Akbar in 1579. The Jesuits were given freedom to preach the Gospel, not only teaching about their own beliefs but of other religions too.Akbar the Great was the third Mughal emperor, reigning from 1556 to 1605.This is an extract from Pierre de Jarrics 'Histoire', an extensive work in three parts recounting Jesuit missions. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and seven plates.Collated, complete.Translated with an introduction and noted by C. H. Payne.Four pages of adverts to the rear.Bookplate of Colonel Sir Edwin King to the front paste down.Part of the series 'The Broadway Travellers', edited by Sir E. Denison Ross and Eileen Power. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Spine is faded. Some light marks to the boards and spine. Bookplate to the front paste down. Spots to the endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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