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Thomae Bartholini Antiquitatum veteris puerperii

Bartholin, Thomas, 1616-1680, Bartholin, Caspar, 1655-1738 · 1676 · Amstelodami : Sumptibus J. Henrici Wetstenii · 9 pictures

A 1676 Latin antiquarian study of ancient childbirth customs by the Danish physician Thomas Bartholin and his son Caspar, published in Amsterdam for scholars and physicians. Its pictures are copperplate engravings of Roman inscriptions, funerary and votive objects, coins, and painted scenes, useful to a designer for classical lettering, medallion layouts, and engraved ornament.

Childbirth · Birth customs

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