Francisco Varo’s Glossary of the Mandarin Language: Vol. 1: An English and Chinese Annotation of the Vocabulario de la Lengua Mandarina

Francisco Varo (1627-1687), a Spanish Dominican based in the province of Fujian, was legendary for his superb mastery in Mandarin. His Vocabulario de la Lengua Mandarina, a Spanish-Chinese dictionary, is made available to modern readers in the present study, which is based on two manuscripts held in Berlin and London.