The byrth of mankynde, otherwyse named the womans booke : Newly set furth, corrected and augmented. Whose co[n]tentes ye maye rede in the table of the booke, and most playnly in the prologue. By Thomas Raynold phisition.

  • Raynalde, Thomas, active 1540-1551
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Anno. M.D.xlv. [1545]
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Byrth of mankynde
Womans booke.

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[Imprynted at London] : [By Tho. Ray[nalde]], Anno. M.D.xlv. [1545]

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22 unnumbered pages, 46 pages, 14 unnumbered pages, 47-100 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 109-144 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 145-148 leaves, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates

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STC (2nd ed.) 21154.

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Based on a translation by Richard Jonas of a Latin edition of: Roeslin, Eucharius. Der swangern Frawen und hebammen Rosegarten.
Place of publication from colophon; printer's name from colophon.
The "plates" are woodcut.
Between quires I and K are interpolated 2H 3H⁶ with foliation 0, 40, el4, 42, 44, 44, 46, 46, 0, 0, el4, 44, 46, 46. Book 2 begins on K1r.
The two leaves following 144 are foliated 44 and 4.
Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 142:19) s1999 miun s

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