Midwifery, Obstetrics and the Rise of Gynaecology (Women and Gender in the Early Modern World)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Ashgate Pub Co; Ashgate Pub.
Published: September 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780754653967
Subjects: Gynaecology & obstetrics; History of medicine; Women's studies; World history: c 1500 to c 1750; World history: c 1750 to c 1900; History; Family / Parenting / Childbirth; History: World; Pregnancy & Childbirth; Modern - General; 17th century; Great Britain; Midwifery; Midwives; Obstetrics
Description: The Gynaeciorum libri, a compendium of ancient and contemporary texts on gynaecology, is the inspiration for this exploration of the origins of a subfield of medicine. While examining the origins of the compendium, Helen King here concentrates on its reception, looking at a range of different uses of the book in the history of medicine.