Title: Pearls of the Orient : Asian treasures from the Wellcome Library /
Authors: Allan, Nigel.; Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine.; Wellcome Trust (London, England)
Publisher: Serindia,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine.; Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine Catalogs.; Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine.; Medicine in the Arts; Exhibitions as Topic; Art; Art, Asian Catalogs; Art England London Catalogs; Exhibitions as Topic London Catalogs.; Medicine in the Arts London Catalogs.; England; London; Asia; Art England London Catalogs.; Asia.; London.
Abstract: "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."--BOOK JACKET.