Day: October 29, 2013

Front facade of Houghton Library

Curiosities of Chinese Medicine

This post is part of an ongoing series featuring items from the newly acquired Santo Domingo collection. Médecine et pharmacopée en Chine is comprised of three volumes that are each bound with colored cord inside an illustrated paper cover.  Published in early 20th-century France the volumes appear to explore medicine and pharmacology in China.  Each…