The Washing Away of Wrongs: Forensic Medicine in Thirteenth-Century China (Volume 1) (Science, Medicine, And Technology In East Asia)
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T'zu's The Washing Away of Wrongs (Hsi yüan chi lu), printed in 1247, is the oldest extant book on forensic medicine in the world. Written as a guide for magistrates in conducting inquests, the book is a major source on early Chinese knowledge of pathology and morbid anatomy. Includes a lengthy introductory essay by the translator.
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