Pearls of the Orient: Asian Treasures from the Wellcome Library

Nigel Allan (Editor), Wellcome Trust (London, England)

ISBN 10: 0906026601 / ISBN 13: 9780906026601

Published by Serindia Pubns, 2003

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215 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 31 cm. Summary:"The Wellcome Library in London preserves one of the major collections in Europe of manuscripts, printed books and pictorial material relating to Asia. This is largely due to the enthusiasm and vision of the American-born pharmacist and philanthropist, Sir Henry Wellcome. Although celebrated as a library devoted to medical history and related topics, the Asian Collections document in text and illustration practically every area of human endeavour found among the many peoples and cultures of the East. The Wellcome Trust, an independent research-funding charity originating from Wellcome's will, supports the Library and its work today as an international resource for the history and understanding of medicine."--Jacket.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pearls of the Orient: Asian Treasures from the Wellcome Library
• Publisher: Serindia Pubns
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0906026601
• ISBN 13: 9780906026601
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Weight: 300 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Travel
  • Art
  • China
  • Medical
  • India

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Synopsis

The impressive manuscript collection of the Wellcome Library in London, UK, receives a tribute in this handsome volume of essays by specialists at the Library, the British Library, and universities in the UK, Germany, and Russia. Though the Wellcome Library and Trust are devoted to medicine, many other subjects are contained in the Library's Asian manuscripts, as seen here in essays that treat topics that include marriage ceremonies in Hebrew manuscripts, Islamic calligraphy, Armenian attitudes towards images, astrological images in two Persian manuscripts, and a series of Tibetan banners. Other topics include Japanese medical texts and illustrations, and Indian manuscript painting. Each essay is illustrated with high quality color reproductions. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)