Author

Publication

2007-09-30 - Ashgate Pub Co

Language

English

Word Count

60,000 words, Guess

Page Count

240 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • ISBN-10075465396X
  • ISBN-139780754653967
  • LibraryThing4109622
  • Library of Congress Control Number2006102513
  • OCLC Control Number974642576
and 3 more

Classifications

  • LCCRG524.K5688 2007
  • LCCRG524 .K54 2007
  • LCCRG524 .K54 2016

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.

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