Of the rise and progress of the obstetric art

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1775

Description:

Appears to be a fair copy of lecture notes on obstetrics. The unidentified author cites as authorities Smellie, Ould, Heister, Watts, Cadogan, and others. Particular cases described are from London or elsewhere in England.

Language:

English

Provenance:

Formerly owned by the Mercantile Library, Philadelphia (stamp, f. 2r).; Sold by Philadelphia Rare Books and Manuscripts, 1999.

Subject:

Obstetrics -- Early works to 1800; Obstetrics; Medicine -- Study and teaching -- Early works to 1800; Medicine -- Study and teaching

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

codices (bound manuscripts); lecture notes; Manuscripts, English; Manuscripts, European; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

218 leaves : paper; 208 x 126 (174 x 100) mm bound to 215 x 140 mm

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title from caption heading (f. 2r).; Foliation: Paper, ii (modern paper) + 218 + ii (modern paper); [1-218]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.; Script: Written in a cursive script by a single hand.; Binding: Modern quarter leather. Old water damage on the margins of the leaves; leaves are brittle, a few are torn.; Origin: Probably written in England, in the last quarter of the 18th century (the latest authors cited were published in the 1770s).

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 802