Machine translation of the 1948–1954 Italian original. The original text is authoritative.
MONUMENTA SERICA. - A publication, in annual volumes, of high Sinological culture, founded in 1935 by Fr. F. Saverio Biallas, S.V.D., and edited under the auspices of the Catholic University of Peking.
(courtesy of Prof. E. Josi) MONZA — Ampoules (6th century) — Monza, Treasure of the Cathedral.It aims to present extensive and abundant material for the study of everything concerning the peoples, languages, and culture of China and neighboring countries, not excluding the field of ethnology and prehistory. In addition to monographic articles, based on original research, the M. S. contain shorter miscellaneous notes, translations of sources and texts of particular importance, book reviews, and summaries of periodicals relevant in any way to Sinology.
Up to 1940, 13 volumes have been published. The M. S. also have a separate series of monographs and more extensive studies.
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“MONUMENTA SERICA.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII (1952), p. 833. Azione Romana digital edition, https://azioneromana.com/article/monumenta-serica.
