Wombs with a view [electronic resource] : illustrations of the gravid uterus from the Renaissance through the nineteenth century / Lawrence D. Longo, Lawrence P. Reynolds ; with a foreword by Kent L. Thornburg and an afterword by Catherine Y. Spong.
2016
R836
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Title
Wombs with a view [electronic resource] : illustrations of the gravid uterus from the Renaissance through the nineteenth century / Lawrence D. Longo, Lawrence P. Reynolds ; with a foreword by Kent L. Thornburg and an afterword by Catherine Y. Spong.
Author
Longo, Lawrence D., author.
ISBN
9783319235677 (electronic book)
3319235672 (electronic book)
9783319235660
3319235672 (electronic book)
9783319235660
Published
Switzerland : Springer, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xvi, 380 pages) : illustrations.
Call Number
R836
Dewey Decimal Classification
618.022
Summary
The volume provides an archive of some of the most beautiful illustrations ever made of the gravid uterus with fetus and placenta, which will serve future generations of investigators, educators, and students of reproduction. The approximately two hundred figures from over one hundred volumes included are from the late fifteenth through the nineteenth century. For each author whose work is depicted in this volume, we have used the first edition or first illustrated edition. In the commentary, each volume and illustration is placed in its historical perspective, noting both the significance of that image, but also some background on the life and work of the author. For most of the works cited, there are additional references for the reader who may wish to explore these in greater depth. This volume is a unique collection not only of these historical images, but also their place in the development of scientific study.
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Includes index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 20, 2016).
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Reynolds, L. P. (Lawrence P.), author.
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Wombs with a View : Illustrations of the Gravid Uterus from the Renaissance through the Nineteenth Century.
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Table of Contents
Foreword by Kent L. Thornburg, PhD
Preface
Introduction
The Fetus in Utero including Twins and the Placenta (Introduction to the Renaissance / Introduction to the Seventeenth Century / Introduction to the Eighteenth Century / Introduction to the Nineteenth Century)
Midwives and Midwifery
Fertilization and Embryology
Teratology: Monsters and Prodigies
Epilogue
Afterword by Catherine Y. Sprong
Index.
Preface
Introduction
The Fetus in Utero including Twins and the Placenta (Introduction to the Renaissance / Introduction to the Seventeenth Century / Introduction to the Eighteenth Century / Introduction to the Nineteenth Century)
Midwives and Midwifery
Fertilization and Embryology
Teratology: Monsters and Prodigies
Epilogue
Afterword by Catherine Y. Sprong
Index.