The Washing Away of Wrongs

The Washing Away of Wrongs Forensic Medicine in Thirteenth-Century China

Paperback (31 Jan 1981)

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9780892648009
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Imprint: Centre for Chinese Studies Publications
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Language: English
Number of pages: 200
Weight: 308g
Height: 305mm
Width: 255mm
Spine width: 17mm