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The diseases of women with child, and in child-bed : as also the best means of helping them in natural and unnatural labours. With fit remedies for the several indispositions of new-born babes. To which is prefix'd an Anatomical treatise. All illustrated with divers fair figures, correctly engraven in copper. A work much more perfect than any now extant in English; being and very necessary for all chirurgeons and midwives practising this art. Written in French by Francis Mauriceau. Translated by Hugh Chamberlen, M.D.
Mauriceau, François, 1637-1709Date: 1697- Books
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The female orators: or, the courage and constancy of divers famous queens, and illustrious women, set forth in their eloquent orations, and noble resolutions: worthy the perusal and imitation of the female sex. English'd from the French edition of Monsieur de Scudery.
Scudéry, Madeleine de, 1607-1701.Date: 1714- Books
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Reflections on slow and painful labours, and other subjects in midwifery. Together with observations on several disorders incident to pregnant women. Interspersed with Remarks on Dr. Burton's Letter to Dr. Smellie, in which the Merits of the Cause between these two Authors are, in some Measure, considered. By Giles Watts, M.D.
Watts, Giles, 1725-1792.Date:Â M.DCC.LV. [1755]- Books
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Reflections on slow and painful labours, and other subjects in midwifery. Together with observations on several disorders incident to pregnant women. Interspersed with remarks on Dr. Burton's letter to Dr. Smellie, ... / By Giles Watts, M.D.
Watts, Giles, 1725-1792.Date:Â M.DCC.LV. [1755]- Books
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Nurses for the needy, or, Bible-women nurses in the homes of the London poor / by L.N.R.
L. N. R., 1810-1879.Date:Â 1875- Books
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The birth of mankind, otherwise called, The womans book. Or, A guide for vvomen : in their conception. Bearing, and suckling their children. Containing 1. The anatomie of the vessel of generation. 2. The formation of the child in the womb. 3. What hinders conception; and its remedies. 4. What furthers conception. 5. A guide for women in conception. 6. Of miscarriage in women. 7. A guide for women in labour. 8. A guide for women in their lying in. 9. Of nursing of children. Illustrated with figures. Translated into English by Thomas Reynald, doctor of physick.
Rösslin, Eucharius, -1526Date: 1654- Books
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Madam Johnson's present; or, the best instructions for young women, in useful and universal knowledge. With a summary of the late Marriage Act, and Instructions how to marry purinant thereto. Digested under the following Heads. I. An Estimate of the Expences of a Family in the middling Station of Life. II. The Art and Terms of Carving, Fish, Fowl, and Flesh. III. A Bill of Fare for every Month in the Year for Dinner and Supper, and also for extraordinary Occasions. IV. The young Woman's Guide to Knowledge. V. A new English Spelling Dictionary. VI. The Compleat Market-Woman. Vii. The Cook's Guide for dressing all Sorts of Flesh Fowl and Fish. Viii. Pickling, Pastry, and Confectionary. With several useful tables, being the compleatest Book of the Kind ever published.
Johnson, Mary, active 1753.Date:Â [1755]- Books
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Palmistry, the secrets thereof disclosed; or a familiar, easie, and new method, whereby to judge of the most general accidents of man's life from the lines of the hand : with all its dimentions and significations. Also many particulars added, discovering the safety and danger of women in child-bed. With some choice of observations of physiognomy; and the moles of the body, and other delightful conclusions. The fourth time imprinted, and much inlarged by the author: Richard Saunders, author of the former book of chyromancy and physiognomy.
Saunders, Richard, 1613-1675Date:Â 1676- Books
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A treatise of the hypochondriack and hysterick passions, Vulgarly call'd the hypo in men and vapours in women; in which the symptoms, causes, and cure of those diseases are set forth after a method intirely new. The whole interspers'd, with instructive discourses on the real art of physick itself; and entertaining remarks on the modern practice of physicians and apothecaries: very useful to all, that have the misfortune to stand in need of either. In three dialogues. By B. De Mandeville, M.D.
Mandeville, Bernard, 1670-1733.Date:Â 1715- Books
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The dancing-master: Or, the art of dancing explained. Wherein the manner of performing all steps in ball dancing is made easy by a new and familiar method. In two parts. The first, treating of the proper positions and different attitudes for men and women, from which all the steps are to be taken and performed; adorned with instructive figures: with a description of the menuet figure, shewing the beautiful turns and graceful motions of the body in that dance. The second, of the use and graceful motion of the arms with the legs in taking the proper movements and forming the contracts, with figures for the better explanation. The whole containing sixty figures drawn from the life, and curiously engraved on copper plates. Done from the French of Monsieur Rameau, by J. Essex, dancing-master.
Rameau, Pierre.Date:Â M.DCC.XXVIII. [1728]- Books
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Palmistry, the secrets thereof disclosed, or a familiar easy, and new method, whereby to iudge of the most general accidents of mans life from the lines of the hand : withal its dimensions and significations. Also many perticulars added, discovering the safety and danger of women in child-bed. VVith some choice of observations of phisiognomy, and the moles of the body. As also that most useful piece of astrology (long since promised) concerning elections for every particular occasion, now plainly manifested from rational principles of art. The second time imprinted. And much inlarged by the author, Richard Saunders, author of the former book of chyromancy and phisiognomy.
Saunders, Richard, 1613-1675Date:Â 1664- Books
Palette : the beauty bible for women of colour / Funmi Fetto ; illustrated by Spiros Halaris.
Fetto, FunmiDate:Â 2019- Books
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Etmullerus abridg'd: or, A compleat system of the theory and practice of physic. Being a description of all diseases incident to men, women and children. With an account of their causes, symptoms, and most approved methods of cure, physical and chirurgical. To which is prefix'd a short view of the animal and vital functions; and the several vertues and classes of med'cines. Translated from the last edition of the works of Michael Etmullerus, late professor of physic in the University of Leiptsich.
EttmĂĽller, Michael, 1644-1683Date:Â 1699- Books
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The treasurie of hidden secrets: commonly called, The good-huswiues closet of prouision : for the health of her houshold. Gathered out of sundry experiments, lately practised by men of great knowledge: and now newly enlarged, with diuers necessary physicke helpes, and knowledge of the names and naturall disposition of diseases that most commonly happen to men and women.
Partridge, John, active 1566-1573Date:Â 1627- Books
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The treasurie of hidden secrets : commonly called, The good-huswives closet of prouision for the health of her houshold. / Gathered out of sundry experiments, lately practised by men of great knowledge: and now newly enlarged, with divers necessary physicke helpes, and knowledge of the names and naturall disposition of diseases, that most commonly happen to men and women. Not impertinent for euery good huswife to vse in her house, amongst her owne familie.
Partridge, John, active 1566-1573Date:Â 1627- Books
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The offices, According to the Use of The Church of England, For the Solemnization of matrimony; publick and private Baptism of infants; churching of women; visitation and Communion of the sick; and the burial of the dead. To which is now added, an appendix, containing useful directions for the due discharge of the foregoing offices, and other Articles relative to the Ministerial Function in general.
Church of England.Date:Â 1795- Books
Slay in your lane : the Black girl bible / Yomi Adegoke & Elizabeth Uviebinené.
Adegoke, YomiDate:Â 2018- Books
Nutritional health bible / Linda Lazarides.
Lazarides, LindaDate:Â 1997- Books
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Etmullerus abridg'd: or, a compleat system of the theory and practice of physic. Being a description of all diseases incident to men, women and children. With an account of their causes, symptoms, and most approved methods of cure, both Physical and Chirvrgical. To which is prefix'd a short View of the Animal and Vital Functions; and the several Vertues and Classes of Med'cines. Translated from the last edition of the works of Michael Etmullerus, late Professor of Physic in the University of Leiptsich. A Book very proper for Families.
EttmĂĽller, Michael, 1644-1683.Date:Â 1703- Books
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Etmullerus abridg'd: or, a compleat system of the theory and practice of physic. Being a description of all diseases incident to men, women and children. With an account of their causes, symptoms, and most approved methods of cure, both physical and chirurgical. To which is prefix'd a short View of the Animal and Vital Functions; and the several Virtues and Classes of Medicines. Translated from the last edition of the works of Michael Etmullerus, late Professor of Physic in the University of Lipsic. A Book very proper for Families.
EttmĂĽller, Michael, 1644-1683.Date:Â 1712- Books
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Calmet's dictionary of the Holy Bible: Historical, critical, geographical, and etymological: wherein are explained all the proper names in the Old and New Testament, men, women, cities, countries, rivers, mountains, &c. Also most of the significant and remarkable appellatives: with accounts of the natural productions, animals, vegetables, minerals, stones, gems, &c. the antiquities, habits, buildings, and other curiosites of the Jews. With an ample chronological table of the history of the Bible, Jewish calendar, tables of the Hebrew coins, weights and measures, reduced to our own, &c. &c. Now revised, corrected, and augmented. With an entirely newest of plates, explanatory, illustrative, and ornamental; under the direction of C. Taylor.
Calmet, Augustin, 1672-1757.Date:Â 1798- Books
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Calmet's great dictionary of the Holy Bible: historical, critical, geographical, and etymological: Wherein are Explained, all the proper names in the Old and New Testament, of men, women, Cities, Countries, Rivers, Mountains, &c. Also Most of the significant and remarkable appellatives: with accounts of the Natural Productions, Animals, Vegetables, Minerals, Stones, Gems, &c. The Antiquities, Habits, Buildings, and Other Curiosities of the Jews. with an ample chronological table of the History of the Rible, Jewish Calendar, Tables of the Hebrew coins, weights and measures, Reduced to our own, &c. &c. Revised, corrected, and augmented, with an entirely new set of plates, Explanatory, Illustrative, and Ornamental, under the direction of C. Taylor.
Calmet, Augustin, 1672-1757.Date:Â 1797-1801- Pictures
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The three holy women stand in light rays outside the tomb of Christ. Engraving by J.F. Leybold after F.H. FĂĽger.
FĂĽger, Heinrich Friedrich, 1751-1818.Reference:Â 24619i- Pictures
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Christ appears to the holy women after his death. Engraving by G. Huret after himself.
Huret, Grégoire, 1606-1670.Date: 1664Reference: 24622i- Books
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A new historical, geographical, chronological, etymological, and critical dictionary of the Holy Bible. wherein are explained all the proper and new testament, of men, women, cities, countries, rivers, mountains, &c. Forming A body of scriptural history, chrono- logy and divinity; a repository of im- portanat Jewish Antiquities ; and serving in a great measure as a concordance to the scriptures. Illustrated with a collection of elegant engravings. By Mr. John Brown, minister of the gospel, haddington. Much enlarged from the dictionaries of calmet, symon, &c. with a number of original articles, and an essay on the evidence of Christianity; never in any former edition. In two volumes. ...
Brown, John, 1722-1787.Date:Â 1800