Not of Woman Born : Representations of Caesarean Birth in Medieval and Renaissance Culture /
Examines texts and visual images of caesarean birth and traces its history in medical writing and practice ; addresses the work of religious, ethical and cultural questions surrounding abdominal delivery in the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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Ithaca :
Cornell University Press,
1990.
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Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Résumé: | Examines texts and visual images of caesarean birth and traces its history in medical writing and practice ; addresses the work of religious, ethical and cultural questions surrounding abdominal delivery in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. |
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Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (222 pages): illustrations ; |
ISBN: | 9781501740497 |
Accès: | Open Access |