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AST. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 5150003697 . Large format hardcover with dustjacket, no significant flaws to this clean, attractive copy, the title translates to "Atlas of Tibetan Medicine; a Set of Illustrations for a Tibetan Medical Treatise of the 17th Century 'Blue Beryl' " The text is in Russian, "This is a unique set of illustrations for the 17th century medical treatise, which was used by generations of Tibetan doctors. The album reproduces 76 sheets of the vault kept in the Regional Museum of Ulan-Ude. Each sheet is provided with explanations, all captions to the figures have been translated from the Tibetan. The introductory article tells about the history of Tibetan medicine, the monument is analyzed as a part of a theoretical composition and as a work of art. The publication will allow specialists, physicians and historians of medicine to get acquainted with one of the types of medieval scientific illustration .