Posted on November 25, 2009 by Tao
Nukata Bunko Database, Toho University 東邦大学額田文庫デジタルコレクション.
Based on the Nukata Bunko, a book collection that the Nukata family accumulated over a period of four generations, this resource provides fulltext images of 43 Japanese medical books (in 275 volumes) that were printed from 17th to 19th century. It was made available by Toho University in 2009.
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Posted on September 9, 2009 by Tao
Princeton East Asian Library Digitized Medical Texts.
“The East Asian Library of Princeton University has for the past few years been engaged in the digitization of some of its rare books… Full processing and the provision of enhanced navigation to each title will only take place at the end of the ongoing project. However, to respond [...]
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Posted on July 3, 2009 by Tao
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This digital collection consists of 80 paintings of Chinese patients with large tumors or other major deformities. The portraits were painted by Chinese artist Lam Qua in 1830s, under the commission of Peter Parker, the first protestant medical missionary to China.
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Posted on July 1, 2009 by Tao
UCSF Japanese Woodblock Print Collection.
“The UCSF Japanese Woodblock Print Collection consists of four hundred Japanese woodblock prints on health-related themes. It is the largest collection of woodblock prints related to health in the United States”. – University of California, San Francisco
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Posted on June 14, 2009 by Tao
Access here.
Including one of the largest early photograph collections in Japan, and several collections related to history of modern science, medicine and economics in Japan.
Thanks to Hideyuki Morimoto (Columbia U.) for recommending the “High-definition image database of old photographs of Japan”, which is part of this resource.
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