The presence among these of some one hundred medical texts suggests that the Dunhuang prefectural school was a centre for copying and transmitting medical writings. In the collection we find the earliest handwritten copies of well-known classical medical treatises, together with hitherto unknown medical works, including illustrations and charts, texts related to religious and popular healing traditions and, excitingly, extensive portions of texts previously known only through brief quotations in later works. This is the first book to discuss this fascinating material in a western language in the century since the Dunhuang library was discovered, and it is likely to remain the only book of its kind in English for a considerable time.
The Dunhuang Medical Manuscripts
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The presence among these of some one hundred medical texts suggests that the Dunhuang prefectural school was a centre for copying and transmitting medical writings. In the collection we find the earliest handwritten copies of well-known classical medical treatises, together with hitherto unknown medical works, including illustrations and charts, texts related to religious and popular healing traditions and, excitingly, extensive portions of texts previously known only through brief quotations in later works. This is the first book to discuss this fascinating material in a western language in the century since the Dunhuang library was discovered, and it is likely to remain the only book of its kind in English for a considerable time.
- ISBN:
- 9780415342957
- 9780415342957
- Category:
- Regional studies
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 06-04-2005
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Pages:
- 476
- Dimensions (mm):
- 234x156x29mm
- Weight:
- 1.04kg
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