Moxibustion illustration from Amoentitatum exoticarum

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Title

Moxibustion illustration from Amoentitatum exoticarum

Subject

Engraving (prints)
Excerpts
Kaempfer, Engelbert, 1651-1716
Moxa

Description

Some of the best descriptions and illustrations of acupuncture and moxibustion appear in the work of Englebert Kaempfer who traveled in Japan in the early 1690s.

Abstract

Excerpt and engraving about moxibustion from Englebert Kaempfer's Amœntitatum exoticarum politico-physico-medicarum fasciculi v quibus continentur….

Creator

Kaempfer, Engelbert, 1651-1716

Publisher

H.W. Meyeri

Date Created

1712

Rights

The Boston Medical Library does not hold copyright on all materials in this collection. For use information, consult Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu

Access Rights

Access to the original work depicted requires advance notice. Contact Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu for additional information

Is Part Of

Boston Medical Library Rare Books Collection (21.A.301)

Format

image

Extent

excerpt (1 page) and 1 engraving

Language

Japanese, Latin

Type

still image

Identifier

DigID0002539

Provenance

Received in exchange from the Library of Congress by the Boston Medical Library, 1915

Files

http://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/file_upload/0002539_ref.jpg

Citation

Kaempfer, Engelbert, 1651-1716, “Moxibustion illustration from Amoentitatum exoticarum,” OnView, accessed April 20, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/12633.