[The birth of mankinde, otherwyse named The womans booke].

Swangern Frawen und hebammen Rosegarten. English

[London] : [R. Watkins?], [c.1590]

8 unnumbered pages, 84 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 85-143, 142-144, 143-204 pages, [2?] pages : illustrations (woodcut) ; (4to)

Signatures: [para]4 B-F8 G8+С2С H-O8

Similar to the eds. of 1598 and later (STC 21160, etc.) but evidently earlier. The work was entered in the Stationers Company Registers by R. Watkins (son-in-law of Richard Jugge) on 5 Oct. 1588. The anatomical figures on G2r-3r and X2, and the birth figures on G3v-5r, whereas all the following eds. collate A4 B-O8 with anatomical figures on G2r-4r and birth figures on H6r-7v.

Based on a translation by Richard Jonas of a Latin edition of: Roeslin, Eucharius. Der swangern Frawen und hebammen Rosegarten.

Imprint from STC

Copy 1 Note: T.p. and last leaf (blank or colophon?) wanting. Anatomical fig. ix defective.

STC (Addenda), 21159.5

ESTC S116048

Luborsky & Ingram. Engl. illustrated books, 1536-1603, 21160

STC (2nd ed.), 21160