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The midwives book, or, The whole art of midwifry discovered. [electronic resource] : Directing child...

The midwives book, or, The whole art of midwifry discovered. [electronic resource] : Directing child...

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The midwives book, or, The whole art of midwifry discovered. [electronic resource] : Directing childbearing women how to behave themselves in their conception, breeding, bearing, and nursing of children in six books, viz. ... / By Mrs. Jane Sharp practitioner in the art of midwifry above thirty years.

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Full title

The midwives book, or, The whole art of midwifry discovered. [electronic resource] : Directing childbearing women how to behave themselves in their conception, breeding, bearing, and nursing of children in six books, viz. ... / By Mrs. Jane Sharp practitioner in the art of midwifry above thirty years.

Author / Creator

Publisher

London, : Printed for Simon Miller, at the Star at the West End of St. Pauls, 1671.

Uniform title

Midwives book.

Date

1671.

Record Identifier

74Vvdq0x0AAg

MMS ID

991005811909702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

[12], 418, [4] p., [2] leaves of plates (folded) : ill.

Contents

I. An anatomical description of the parts of men and women. -- II. What is requisite for procreation : signs of a womans being with child, and whether it be male or female, and how the child is formed in the womb. -- III. The causes and hindrances of conception and barrenness and of the paines and d...

Publication information

Publisher

London, : Printed for Simon Miller, at the Star at the West End of St. Pauls, 1671.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

1671.

Access and use

Access Conditions

Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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Alternative Titles

Full title

The midwives book, or, The whole art of midwifry discovered. [electronic resource] : Directing childbearing women how to behave themselves in their conception, breeding, bearing, and nursing of children in six books, viz. ... / By Mrs. Jane Sharp practitioner in the art of midwifry above thirty years.

Portion of title

Whole art of midwifry discovered.

Authors, Artists and Contributors

Author / Creator

Notes

General note

Publisher's catalog on [4] p. at end.

Some errors in pagination.

Imperfect: print show-through.

Reproduction of original in: Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Citation / References Note

Wing (2nd ed.) S2969B.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/57.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2273:4)

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Record Identifier

74Vvdq0x0AAg

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvdq0x0AAg

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MMS ID

991005811909702626