The byrth of mankynde, otherwyse named the womans booke : Newly set furth, corrected and augmented. Whose co[n]tentes ye maye rede in the table of the booke, and most playnly in the prologue. By Thomas Raynold phisition.
- Raynalde, Thomas, active 1540-1551
- Date:
- Anno. M.D.xlv. [1545]
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About this work
Also known as
Byrth of mankynde
Womans booke.
Publication/Creation
[Imprynted at London] : [By Tho. Ray[nalde]], Anno. M.D.xlv. [1545]
Physical description
22 unnumbered pages, 46 pages, 14 unnumbered pages, 47-100 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 109-144 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 145-148 leaves, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates
Notes
Based on a translation by Richard Jonas of a Latin edition of: Roeslin, Eucharius. Der swangern Frawen und hebammen Rosegarten.
Place of publication from colophon; printer's name from colophon.
The "plates" are woodcut.
Between quires I and K are interpolated 2H 3H⁶ with foliation 0, 40, el4, 42, 44, 44, 46, 46, 0, 0, el4, 44, 46, 46. Book 2 begins on K1r.
The two leaves following 144 are foliated 44 and 4.
Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
References note
STC (2nd ed.) 21154.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 142:19) s1999 miun s