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Midwifery, obstetrics and the rise of gynaecology: The uses of a sixteenth century compendium.
Publication Details
Aldershot, England: Ashgate, 2007 CE.
The compendium that King studied is Caspar Wolff's Gynaeciorum (1566, 1586-1588; Nos. 6011 and 6022). She concentrated on its reception, looking at a range of different uses of the book in the history of medicine from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century.
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Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #8481 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/10658 |
| Author Bio Link | Kalliope-Verbund ↗ |
| External URL | midwifery-obstetrics-and-the-rise-of-gynaecology-the-uses-of-a-sixteenth-century-compendium |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Aldershot, England