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Gynaeciorum, hoc est, de mulierum turn aliis, tum gravidarum, parientium et puerperarum affectibus et morbis, libri veterum ac recentiorum aliquot, partim nunc primum editi, partim multo quam antea castigatiores.

Publication Details

Basel: Thomas Guarinus, 1566 CE.

The first encyclopedia of gynecology and obstetrics, originally conceived by Conrad Gesner, who collected material for the purpose. Wolff, Gesner’s literary executor, added material and published the collection one year after Gesner’s death. It contains the first edition of Moschion (No. 6136). Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

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Entry Number#6011
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/7193
Author Bio LinkKalliope-Verbund ↗
External URLvolumen-gynaeciorum-hoc-est-de-mulierum-turn-aliis-tum-gravidarum-parientium-et-puerperarum-affectibus-et-morbis

Geographic Context

Publication place: Basel