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Collectanea de diuturna graviditate

1662 · Amstelodami : Apud Petrum van den Berge · 3 pictures

A 1662 Latin medical treatise on prolonged pregnancy, printed in Amsterdam by Petrus van den Berge and held by the Wellcome Library, written for physicians and scholars. Its pictures are small black-and-white woodcuts and engravings: a classical scene with a mountain and a banner, an anatomical-style drawing of a malformed infant, and a decorative ornament, offering a designer compact vintage cut-out motifs and ornamental flourishes.

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