Wombs with a view : illustrations of the gravid uterus from the Renaissance through the nineteenth century /: illustrations of the gravid uterus from the Renaissance through the nineteenth century. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Lawrence D. Longo, Lawrence P. Reynolds ; with a foreword by Kent L. Thornburg and an afterword by Catherine Y. Spong.
• Authors: Longo, Lawrence D; Reynolds, L. P (Lawrence P.)
• 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.
• Publisher Details: Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 380 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 618.022; Popular works; Medical illustration -- History; Uterus; Fetus; Pregnancy; Fetus -- history; Medical Illustration -- history; Reproductive Medicine -- history; Uterus -- history; Fetal Development; History of Medicine; Medicine in Literature -- history; MEDICAL -- Gynecology & Obstetrics; Fetus; Medical illustration; Uterus; Medical -- Physiology; Science -- History; Health & Fitness -- Diseases -- Genetic; Physiology; History of science; Reproductive medicine; Medicine; Human physiology; History; Reproductive Medicine; Medical -- General; Popular medicine & health; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319235677; 3319235672; 3319235664; 9783319235660
• Related ISBNs: 9783319235660
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 20, 2016).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.