A Galaxy of Old Japanese Medical Books With Miscellaneous Notes on Early Medicine in Japan Part V. Biblio-historical Addenda. Corrections. Postscript. Acknowledgments

摘要

I T is especially important in this study to call attention to Japanese writings on the historical aspects of the development in Japan of medicine in general and also of particular or specific medical disciplines. Of significance, too, are references to important works written in the form of essays, biographies, autobiographies and bibliographies. It was stated in Part I of this study that the earliest known history of medicine in Japan was written by Doyui or Michisuke KUROKAWA as the Honcho iko, a work which appeared in three volumes in the 3rd year of Kanbun (= 1663), "on thoughts about Japanese medicine." It is interesting to know that KUROKAWA's HonchJ iko was "revised with corrections of mistakes" by Chikanobu KAZIMA when he wrote his medical history of Japan entitled Kocho ishi, which appeared in three volumes during the Koka period (1844-1847).