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中醫舌苔圖譜 [Catalogue of Tongue Coating Diagnoses in Chinese Medicine] The Chinese Photobook Curated by Martin Parr and WassinkLundgren Photography
中醫舌苔圖譜 [Catalogue of tongue coating diagnoses in Chinese medicine].
Auteur/ Illustrator:Song Tianbin ed.
Boektitel:Catalogue of tongue coating diagnoses
Publicatiejaar oudste item:1984
Druk:Eerste druk
Taal:Chinees
Originele taal:Ja
Uitgever:People's Medical Publishing House, Beijing
Band:Harde kaft
Extra's:Met slipcase
Afmetingen:21×13 cm
Each page of this atlas of the tongue, released by the People's Medical Publishing House, features a close-up of an individual tongue, accompanied by a description of it's appearance and diagnoses of posible underlying health issues. Analysis of the tongues appearence as an indicator of physical dysfunction dates back - according to this book - to The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine, which dates from the second century BCE.
The Chinese Photobook, Parr/WassinkLundgren, page 259
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