Article ID: CBB001450033

A Prelimenary Study on the Master Copy of Taixi Renshen Shuogai (2013)

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Hong, Seonqyeoul (Author)


Chinese Journal for the History of Science and Technology
Volume: 34, no. 2
Issue: 2
Pages: 143-158


Publication Date: 2013
Edition Details: [Translated title.] In Chinese.
Language: Chinese

Taixi Renshen Shuogai (Outline of Human Body in the Western Knowledge), translated and compiled by the Jesuit scholar Johann Schreck (1576 1630), is one of the most influential books concerning Western anatomy of the later Ming and early Qing period. It has been generally considered by most researchers, following a paper by Fan Xingzhun (1906 1998) in 1948, that the Chinese version was based on Gaspard Bauhin (1560 1624)'s Theatrum anatomicum. However, this paper points out that Fan's arguments are illogical and that his generally-accepted conclusion is wrong - the problem of the master copy of Taixi Renshen Shuogai is not yet resolved. In addition, the author also discusses certain other background details, clarifies a few relevant issues, and obtains some new results in the field dealing with the interaction between China and the West during that period, especially concerning the topic of Western knowledge of the human body.

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Authors & Contributors
Chen, Zhihui
Andreas Janousch
Zhang, Fang
Wang, Guangchao
Song, Bing
Shi, Yunli
Concepts
East Asia, civilization and culture
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
Astronomy
Transmission of ideas
Translations
Medicine
Time Periods
17th century
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912)
16th century
18th century
19th century
Places
China
Europe
Institutions
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
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