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Amoentitatum exoticarum politico-physico-medicarum fasciculi V.
Publication Details
Lemgo, Germany: Meyer, 1712 CE.
Kaempfer’s illustrated accounts of Japanese acupuncture and moxibustion are among the best of the 17th century. They appeared for the first time in the above work and were translated into English in his The History of Japan, 2 vols., London, 1727. Other fascicules of this work concern Japanese plants. Digital facsimile of the 1712 edition from ETH Zurich at this link.
Translated into English by Willem Floor and Colette Ouahes as Exotic attractions in Persia, 1684-1688: Travels & observations. Washington, DC: Mage Publishers, 2018.
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| Entry Number | #6374.11 |
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| External URL | amoentitatum-exoticarum-politicophysicomedicarum-fasciculi-v |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Lemgo, Germany
Mentioned in annotation: Washington, DC; London