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MOSCHION. De mulierum passionibus liber. Greek text with Latin translation and notes by Franz Oliver Dewez. [6], x, [12], 240 pages. 8vo, modern

MOSCHION. De mulierum passionibus liber. Greek text with Latin translation and notes by Franz Oliver Dewez. [6], x, [12], 240 pages. 8vo, modern morocco; some browning in second half of volume. Vienna: apud Rüd. Gräffer et Soc., 1793

  • Notes: first dewez edition of an obstetrical catechism dating from the 6th century A. D., the earliest text specifically for midwives, based on the teachings of Soranus (fl. 98-138), the greatest gynecologist of antiquity. Garrison-Morton 6136 (1566 original edition); Cutter & Viets, page 217; Hoffmann II, 601; Sarton I, 282-83 and 433.

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