The gynecologist / Joan Lyons.

"Fanciful historic gynecological representations of women are juxtaposed with a contemporary patient / doctor interview, which reveals the authority a traditionally male medical culture holds in describing and prescribing for an individual body; in this case female. Aspects of the text will be familiar to most women. This book was based on several years of research and was in danger of becoming a ponderous document before I edited it down to what I know best--an artist's book. It echos the structure of historical printed books, with its small text block and illuminated margins."--From author's website.