Lauren Arnold is a Research Associate with the Ricci Institute. Her new book, Princely Gifts and Papal Treasures documents the little-known but extensive contact between medieval Franciscan missionaries and the Mongol Yuan dynasty in China.

Complimentary signed copies of Princely Gifts and Papal Treasures are available from the Ricci Institute by making a tax-deductible contribution of $50 or more to the newly-established Ricci Research Award fund. The Ricci Research Awards will be given to encourage and promote publications expanding our knowledge of Christianity in China -- past, present, and future. For further information on the Research Awards, please contact The Ricci Institute.

To obtain a signed, complimentary copy of Princely Gifts and Papal Treasures, donations should be sent to The Ricci Institute. Please specify that the contribution is to the Ricci Research Award fund.

Unsigned copies of Princely Gifts and Papal Treasures may be ordered by credit card from Bookmasters Inc. at 888-822-6657. Hardcover edition is $49.95 + shipping and handling.

Princely Gifts and Papal Treasures is published by Desiderata Press. ISBN/0-967062802.