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Record Nr.

UNISA996395773103316

Titolo

The complete midvvife's practice enlarged in the most weighty and high concernments of the birth of man [[electronic resource] ] : Containing a perfect directory or rules for midwives and nurses. As also a guide for women in their conception, bearing and nursing of children: from the experience of our English [sic] Viz. [brace] Sir Theodore Mayern, Dr. Chamberlain, Mr. Nich. Culpeper [brace] and others of foreign nations. With instructions of the queen of France's midwife to her daughter ... touching the practice of the said art. With a further discovery of those secrets kept close in the breast of Mr. Nich. Culpeper ... Illustrated with several cuts in brass

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for Robert Hartford at the Angel in Cornhill, near the Royal Exchange, , 1680

Edizione

[The Fourth Edition enlarged,]

Descrizione fisica

[24], 322, [14] p., [7?] leaves of plates : ill., port

Altri autori (Persone)

ChamberlenHugh

ChamberlayneThomas

CulpeperNicholas <1616-1654.>

BoursierLouise Bourgeois <ca. 1563-1636.>

MayerneThéodore Turquet de, Sir,  <1573-1655.>

Soggetti

Obstetrics - England

Gynecology - England

Medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Wing (2nd ed.) attributes to Thomas Chamberlayne; parts also attributed to Hugh Chamberlen, and others.

"Rare secrets brought to light, which for many years were locked up in the breast of ... Sir Theodore Mayern ... London, 1696" (p. [291]-326) has special t.p.

Advertisement: "Books printed for Obadiah Blagrave ..." p. 128-[14].

Imperfect: only four plates present, of six described in the volume in addition to frontispiece.

Running title of second part: Sir Theodore Mayern's rare secrets in midwifry.

Reproduction of original in: British Library.



Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018