The Art of Healing and Health Care in India

The Art of Healing and Health Care in India – Editions Medicina Rara – British Library (London, United Kingdom)/Victoria & Albert Museum (London, United Kingdom)/Museum of Ethnology (Munich, Germany)/Brooklyn Museum (New York, United States)

India — 16–19th Century

The Art of Healing and Health Care in India

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The Art of Healing and Health Care in India

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Codicology

Alternative Titles
Die Kunst des Heilens in Indien
Size / Format
12 tables / 44.5 × 31.0 cm
Origin
India
Date
16–19th Century
Illustrations
12 full-page miniatures
Content
1. Consulting scene, Muzmahil treating the sorcerers: Hamsanama, c 1562–1577.
2. Barbur's illness at Samarkand: Baburnama, c 1590.
3. Babur and garden of fidelity: Baburnama, c 1590.
4. The auspicious birth of Prince Murad: Akbarnama, c 1590.
5. Shah Tahm

Available facsimile editions:
The Art of Healing and Health Care in India – Editions Medicina Rara – British Library (London, United Kingdom)/Victoria & Albert Museum (London, United Kingdom)/Museum of Ethnology (Munich, Germany)/Brooklyn Museum (New York, United States)
Editions Medicina Rara – Stuttgart, 1975
Limited Edition: 500 copies (Latin numerals)

The Art of Healing and Health Care in India – Editions Medicina Rara – British Library (London, United Kingdom)/Victoria & Albert Museum (London, United Kingdom)/Museum of Ethnology (Munich, Germany)/Brooklyn Museum (New York, United States)
Editions Medicina Rara – Stuttgart, 1975
Limited Edition: 2300 copies (Arabic numerals)
Facsimile Editions

#1 The Art of Healing and Health Care in India. Twelve miniatures (Deluxe Edition)

Editions Medicina Rara – Stuttgart, 1975

Publisher: Editions Medicina Rara – Stuttgart, 1975
Limited Edition: 500 copies (Latin numerals)
Binding: Cloth covered, dark blue clamshell box
Commentary: 1 volume
Language: English
1 volume: This facsimile is not complete. Reproduction of the entire original document as detailed as possible (scope, format, colors). The binding may not correspond to the original or current document binding. 3 handgilded units (23 carat gold): Barbur's illness at Samarkand, Shah Tahmasp in meditation, Shiva being massaged
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#2 The Art of Healing and Health Care in India. Twelve miniatures (Standard Edition)

Editions Medicina Rara – Stuttgart, 1975

Publisher: Editions Medicina Rara – Stuttgart, 1975
Limited Edition: 2300 copies (Arabic numerals)
Binding: Cloth covered, dark blue clamshell box
Commentary: 1 volume
Language: English
1 volume: This facsimile is not complete. Reproduction of the entire original document as detailed as possible (scope, format, colors). The binding may not correspond to the original or current document binding.
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