Historical Bibliography Updated: June 23, 2020

Medieval woman's guide to health. The first English gynecological handbook. Middle English text, with introduction and modern English translation by Beryl Rowland.

ROWLAND, Beryl Winnifred (1918 – 2003) Wikipedia

Publication Details

Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 1981 CE.

This 15th century manuscript (British Library Sloan 2463) predates by about a century The byrth of mankynde, previously considered the first work on the subject.

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Thematic Classifications

COUNTRIES, CONTINENTS AND REGIONS › England (United Kingdom)MEDIEVAL MEDICINE › England OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY › GYNECOLOGY OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY › OBSTETRICS OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY › OBSTETRICS › Midwives

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#6981
Permanent Link	https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/9147
Author Bio Link	Wikipedia ↗
External URL	medieval-womans-guide-to-health-the-first-english-gynecological-handbook-middle-english-text-with-introduction-and-modern-english-translation-by-beryl-rowland

Geographic Context

Publication place: Kent, OH