De Conceptu et Generatione Hominis. De Matrice et eius Partibus, nec non de Conditione Infantis in Utero .

RUEFF, Jacob

Verlag: Editions Medicina Rara Ltd, Stuttgart, 1972

Beschreibung

Stuttgart, Editions Medicina Rara Ltd., [circa 1972] (facsimile edition)/ 1587. Octavo, [vi], 92 leaves with numerous illustrations. Full vellum with overlapping leading edges: head of the rear joint a little bumped; an excellent copy in the slipcase bumped on two corners and partially split along one side. Number CCV of 300 copies bound in full vellum of this facsimile reprint of the original 1587 Frankfurt edition; a further 2500 copies were bound in half vellum. 'Jacob Rueff (1500-1558), a surgeon and obstetrician in Zurich. Rueff was responsible for the instruction and examination of midwives in Zurich and, indeed, had copies of his book sent to all the midwives in the region. [He] advocated new obstetrical instruments such as the toothed duck beak forceps and the use of internal and external manipulation for footling (feet first) presentations' (US National Center for Biotechnology Information website).

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 137145

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: De Conceptu et Generatione Hominis. De Matrice et eius Partibus, nec non de Conditione Infantis in Utero .
• Verlag: Editions Medicina Rara Ltd, Stuttgart
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1972
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: Very Good
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • Medicine