Boursier, Laurent François (1679-1749), Jansenist theologian

Two works by Boursier, possibly unpublished, comprising 'Règles de conduite pour deux personnes qui pensent à s'unir par le lien sacré du mariage, par M. Boursier docteur de Sorbonne' (200 pp.), and 'La jounée d'un penitent' (196 pp.). The first of these works, on marriage, includes rules for sexual behaviour, criticism of the involvement of male practitioners in midwifery, and a recommendation that mothers should wetnurse their own children. The 'Règles' were probably written before 1729, when Boursier was expelled from the Sorbonne.

late 17th century - early 18th century

1 volume 1 volume: 196 × 140 mm., i, 206, 196 pp. Original binding.

Purchased in Paris, 1907.

Jansenist theologian, expelled from the Sorbonne in 1729.

Database description taken from that in: Richard Palmer, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244 (London: The Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine, 1999).