1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911080173003321

Titolo

Suggested regulations for large apartment houses in blackouts and air raids

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified] : , : United States. Office of Civilian Defense, , 1942

[Place of publication not identified] : , : [publisher not identified], , 1942

Soggetti

Text

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Electronic resource.

Sommario/riassunto

This archival material has been provided for educational purposes. Ball State University Libraries recognizes that some historic items may include offensive content. Our statement regarding objectionable content is available at: https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/about



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911153284803321

Titolo

The book of women's love and Jewish medieval medical literature on women : Sefer Ahavat Nashim / / edited and translated with a commentary by Carmen Caballero-Navas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004, 2014

ISBN

1-317-84745-8

1-315-82863-4

1-317-84746-6

9781315828633

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (323 p.)

Collana

Kegan Paul Library of Jewish Studies

Altri autori (Persone)

Caballero-NavasCarmen

Disciplina

305.4/8696

305.48696

Soggetti

Women - History - Middle Ages, 500-1500

Jewish women - Health and hygiene

Medicine - History - To 1500

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 2004 by Kegan Paul Limited.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part One: The Book in its context; Chapter 1: Composition and characteristics of the Book; 1.1. Cultural activity in the Jewish communities of southern Europe and the production of medical literature on the female body; 1.2. Linguistic analysis; 1.3. Sources; 1.3.1. Sources of Graeco-Latin origin; 1.3.2. Sources of Arab origin; 1.3.3. Sources of Hebrew origin; 1.3.4. Unidentified sources; 1.4. The genre and intended audience of the Book of Women's Love; Chapter 2: Contents of the Book

2.1. Magic and kabbalah in the Book of Women's Love: the written reflection of a living practice2.1.1. Magic is a living practice; 2.1.2. The more women the more witchcraft; 2.1.3. Kabbalah and magic practices in the Book; 2.2. Sexuality and eroticism in the Book; 2.2.1. Treatises dedicated to (hetero)sexuality and the Book of Women's Love; 2.3. The care of women's health and beauty: cosmetics and gynaecology; 2.3.1. The adornment and decoration of female bodies; 2.3.1.1. The texts on



cosmetics and the Book of Women's Love; 2.3.2. Women's diseases: gynaecology and obstetrics

2.3.2.1. The Hebrew corpus on women's healthcare2.3.2.2. Women's health and the diseases of genital organs in the Book of Women 's Love; Part Two: Edition and translation; The manuscript; On the edition and translation; Abbreviations and SIGLA; Hebrew text and English translation; Commentary; Glossary of materia medica and technical terms; English - Hebrew; Hebrew - English; Sources and Bibliography; Unpublished sources; Published sources; Bibliography; Index of names, places and topics

Sommario/riassunto

First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.