[The birth of mankinde, otherwyse named The womans booke]
Contributors: Raynalde, Thomas, active 1540-1551
Publisher: [R. Watkins?]
Published: 1590
Place of publication: London]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
Work titles: Swangern Frawen und hebammen Rosegarten
Notes: Signatures: [para]⁴ B-F⁸ G⁸+С2С H-O⁸

Similar to the eds. of 1598 and later (STC 21160, etc.) but evidently earlier. The work was entered in the Stationers Company Registers by R. Watkins (son-in-law of Richard Jugge) on 5 Oct. 1588. The anatomical figures on G2r-3r and X2, and the birth figures on G3v-5r, whereas all the following eds. collate A⁴ B-O⁸ with anatomical figures on G2r-4r and birth figures on H6r-7v.

Based on a translation by Richard Jonas of a Latin edition of: Roeslin, Eucharius. Der swangern Frawen und hebammen Rosegarten.

Imprint from STC.

STC (Addenda),  21159.5.

ESTC S116048.

Luborsky & Ingram. Engl. illustrated books, 1536-1603, 21160.

STC (2nd ed.), 21160.