Midwifery, Obstetrics and the Rise of Gynaecology: The Uses of a Sixteenth-Century Compendium

by Helen King

The Gynaeciorum libri, the 'Books on [the diseases of] women, ' a compendium of ancient and contemporary texts on gynaecology, is the inspiration for this intensive exploration of the origins of a subfield of medicine. This collection was first published in 1566, with a second edition in 1586/8 and a third, running to 1097 folio pages, in 1597. While examining the origins of the compendium, Helen King here concentrates on its reception, looking at...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 075465396X
• ISBN13: 9780754653967
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.