The Monkey and the Inkpot
Download or Read eBook The Monkey and the Inkpot PDF written by Carla Nappi and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2010-02-15 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Carla Nappi |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 251 |
| Release | : 2010-02-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780674054356 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0674054350 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Monkey and the Inkpot by : Carla Nappi
Book excerpt: This is the story of a Chinese doctor, his book, and the creatures that danced within its pages. The Monkey and the Inkpot introduces natural history in sixteenth-century China through the iconic Bencao gangmu (Systematic materia medica) of Li Shizhen (1518 - 1593). In the first book-length study in English of Li's text, Carla Nappi reveals a "cabinet of curiosities" of gems, beasts, and oddities whose author was devoted to using natural history to guide the application of natural and artificial objects as medical drugs.
