SIEGEMUNDIN JUSTINE Die Königl Preussische und Chur Branden

Sale 1908 - Lot 438

Price Realized: $ 518

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Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200

SIEGEMUNDIN, JUSTINE. Die Königl. Preussische und Chur-Brandenb. Hof-Wehe-Mutter.<> 43 engraved plates. [40], 348, [12] pages. 4to, contemporary 1/4 sheep gilt, worn, covers detached; contents browned, several plates stained, small hole in plate 9 slightly affecting image. Berlin: Christian Friedrich Bock, 1756

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Important German obstetrical manual first published in 1690. "With Mauriceau, Justine Siegemundin was responsible for introducing the practice of puncturing the amniotic sac to arrest haemorrhage in plancenta praevia. She was midwife to the Court of the Elector of Brandburg, and the most celebrated of the German midwives of the 17th century"--Garrison-Morton 6149.<