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Thomae Bartholini Antiqvitatvm Veteris pverperii synopsis a filio Casparo Bartholino commentario illustrata

Bartholin, Thomas, 1616-1680, Bartholin, Caspar, 1655-1738 · 1676 · Amstelodami : Sumptibus Henrici Wetstenii · 16 pictures

A 1676 Latin treatise on ancient childbirth customs by Thomas Bartholin, with commentary by his son Caspar, printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Wetstenius. The pictures are small woodcut-style engravings of antique medallions, altar inscriptions and a mother holding an infant, set into the text columns and useful as compact period-style vignettes for historical or classical design.

Childbirth · Birth customs

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