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Not of Woman Born : Representations of Caesarean Birth in Medieval and Renaissance Culture /

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Examining representations of Caesarean birth in legend and art and tracing its history in medical writing, Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski addresses the web of religious, ethical, and cultural questions concerning abdominal delivery in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance ...

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blumenfeld-Kosinski, Renate, 1952- (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Cesarean section > Europe > History.
Cesarean section in art.
Medical illustration > History.
Renaissance.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
Cesarean section.
Medical illustration.
Europe.
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Examining representations of Caesarean birth in legend and art and tracing its history in medical writing, Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski addresses the web of religious, ethical, and cultural questions concerning abdominal delivery in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance ...
Physical Description:1 online resource : 27 halftones
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [183]-197) and index.
ISBN:9781501740480
1501740482