The byrth of mankinde, otherwise named The womans booke. : Set foorth in English by Thomas Raynalde phisition, and by him corrected, and augmented. Whose contents yée may reade in the table following: but most plainely in the prologue.

  • Rösslin, Eucharius, -1526. Swangern Frawen und hebammen Rosegarten. English
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[1613]
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Credit: The byrth of mankinde, otherwise named The womans booke. : Set foorth in English by Thomas Raynalde phisition, and by him corrected, and augmented. Whose contents yée may reade in the table following: but most plainely in the prologue. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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