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FROIS (Pe. Luís). HISTORIA de Japam. Lisboa. 1976-1984. - FROIS (Pe. Luís) HISTORIA de Japam . Edição anotada por José Wicki. Lisboa: Biblioteca Nacional de Lisboa, 1976-1984. 5 v.: il.; 240 mm. First edition. Fr. Luís Fróis, SJ (Lisbon, 1532 - Nagasaki, 1597), a Jesuit missionary who lived in Japan from 1563 until his death, is the most important European chronicler of Japan during the Azuchi-Momoyama period. His * Historia de Japam* , written from 1583 onwards by order of his superiors and based on his direct experience and Jesuit correspondence, constitutes the most comprehensive primary source on the history of 16th-century Japan, documenting Christian evangelization, conflicts between feudal lords, and the figures of Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, with whom Fróis lived. The manuscript, preserved in the National Library of Lisbon and other European archives, remained unpublished for centuries. This edition, annotated by the Jesuit Josef Wicki, SJ, a specialist on the Society of Jesus in Asia, was published by the National Library in five volumes between 1976 and 1984, being the first complete critical edition of the work. The volumes include illustrations on coated paper, black and white photographs, and maps of 16th-century Japan. An indispensable reference work for the history of Jesuit missions in the East. Esteemed and sought after. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate