This article provides an introduction to Michel Boym(1612-1659)and Jean Pierre Abel Rémusat(1788-1832)and examines the research on traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)conducted by the two prominent sinologists.This ...This article provides an introduction to Michel Boym(1612-1659)and Jean Pierre Abel Rémusat(1788-1832)and examines the research on traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)conducted by the two prominent sinologists.This work points out that Michel Boym introduced TCM to the West and Rémusat was the first to write a doctoral thesis on TCM.A historical overview of the translation,communication and impact of TCM in Europe at that time reveals that this communication of TCM to the West played a significant role in the rise of the study of Sinology in Europe.展开更多
Jean Moreau le Jeune＇s Monument du costume physique et moral （Monument of physical and moral costume） presents costumes, usages, and d6cors in vogue in French high society at the end of the 18th century. In its 26 ...Jean Moreau le Jeune＇s Monument du costume physique et moral （Monument of physical and moral costume） presents costumes, usages, and d6cors in vogue in French high society at the end of the 18th century. In its 26 folio-sized plates, elegant appearances denote social standing. Captions added to these engravings turn them into an idealized history of manners. The 1789 Neuwied edition of the Monument sponsored by the banker and amateur artist Jean-Henri Eberts enriches each titled image with an accompanying text, written by Restif de la Bretonne. Restif＇s stories disrupt the unity between fashion and morality suggested by the captioned images. Interplay between image, caption, and text realigns style with deception, and makes the 1789 Monument du costume a testament to the fragility of the ancien r6gime, a world poised between order and disorder.展开更多
基金This study was financed by the grant from the Major Projects of National Social Science Foundation of China(No.14ZDB116).
文摘This article provides an introduction to Michel Boym(1612-1659)and Jean Pierre Abel Rémusat(1788-1832)and examines the research on traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)conducted by the two prominent sinologists.This work points out that Michel Boym introduced TCM to the West and Rémusat was the first to write a doctoral thesis on TCM.A historical overview of the translation,communication and impact of TCM in Europe at that time reveals that this communication of TCM to the West played a significant role in the rise of the study of Sinology in Europe.
文摘Jean Moreau le Jeune＇s Monument du costume physique et moral （Monument of physical and moral costume） presents costumes, usages, and d6cors in vogue in French high society at the end of the 18th century. In its 26 folio-sized plates, elegant appearances denote social standing. Captions added to these engravings turn them into an idealized history of manners. The 1789 Neuwied edition of the Monument sponsored by the banker and amateur artist Jean-Henri Eberts enriches each titled image with an accompanying text, written by Restif de la Bretonne. Restif＇s stories disrupt the unity between fashion and morality suggested by the captioned images. Interplay between image, caption, and text realigns style with deception, and makes the 1789 Monument du costume a testament to the fragility of the ancien r6gime, a world poised between order and disorder.
