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Rylands Collection
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Bookreader M5.1 S24Q.2
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M5.1 S24Q.2
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Parent Work Title:
Obstetric tables: comprising graphic illustrations, with descriptions and practical remarks exhibiting on dissected plates many important subjects in midwifery
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Obstetric tables: comprising graphic illustrations, with descriptions and practical remarks exhibiting on dissected plates many important subjects in midwifery
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Obstetric tables
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Obstetric tables
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Creator:
Spratt, George, 1784-1840
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Spratt, George, 1784-1840
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Creator Role:
Author
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Author
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Creator Role:
Illustrator
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Illustrator
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Creator:
Madeley, George Edward, 1798-1858
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Madeley, George Edward, 1798-1858
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Creator Role:
Printer
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Date Created:
1835
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1835
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Publication Details:
London: Published for the author by John Churchill, Princes Street, Soho; MacLachlan and Stewart, Edinburgh; and Hodges and Smith, Dublin
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London: Published for the author by John Churchill, Princes Street, Soho; MacLachlan and Stewart, Edinburgh; and Hodges and Smith, Dublin
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Volume:
2
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Description:
Spratt's second, improved edition of 'Obstetric tables' - Part II. This fascinating nineteenth century obstetric atlas is spectacular in that some of the illustrations incorporate lift up sections or ‘flaps’, or what we now know as ‘pop-up books’. Designed as a teaching aid for medical students, it shows the changes the female body goes through during pregnancy and the embryo's development. Includes thirty nine hand coloured lithograph plates, with overlays, irregularly paginated. Some of the plates have movable flaps to show various parts of the anatomy: VII. Procidentia uteri, enlarged ovary, face presentations, &c., with four flaps; VIII. On the application of the forceps in the most natural position of the foetal head, with three flaps; IX. On the application of the forceps in the second, third, and fourth positions of the foetal head, with four flaps; X. Preternatural presentation of the foetus, with 5 flaps; XI. Contents of the gravid uterus, membranes, twin conception, &c., with four flaps; XII. Blood vessels of the impregnated uterus; V.B. Placenta presentations, &c. &c., with four flaps; VI.B. On turning, with three flaps; VII.B. On craniotomy, with three flaps. An extensive list of subscribers to the volumes is also included.
description
Spratt's second, improved edition of 'Obstetric tables' - Part II. This fascinating nineteenth century obstetric atlas is spectacular in that some of the illustrations incorporate lift up sections or ‘flaps’, or what we now know as ‘pop-up books’. Designed as a teaching aid for medical students, it shows the changes the female body goes through during pregnancy and the embryo's development. Includes thirty nine hand coloured lithograph plates, with overlays, irregularly paginated. Some of the plates have movable flaps to show various parts of the anatomy: VII. Procidentia uteri, enlarged ovary, face presentations, &c., with four flaps; VIII. On the application of the forceps in the most natural position of the foetal head, with three flaps; IX. On the application of the forceps in the second, third, and fourth positions of the foetal head, with four flaps; X. Preternatural presentation of the foetus, with 5 flaps; XI. Contents of the gravid uterus, membranes, twin conception, &c., with four flaps; XII. Blood vessels of the impregnated uterus; V.B. Placenta presentations, &c. &c., with four flaps; VI.B. On turning, with three flaps; VII.B. On craniotomy, with three flaps. An extensive list of subscribers to the volumes is also included.
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Language Code:
eng-GB
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eng-GB
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Language:
English
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English
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Subject:
Medical Illustrations
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Medical Illustrations
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Subject:
Human anatomy--Pictorial works
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Human anatomy--Pictorial works
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Subject:
Obstetrics and gynecology
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Obstetrics and gynecology
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Medicine--History
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Medicine--History
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Subject:
Midwifery
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Midwifery
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Printed
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Printed
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Illustrated works
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Illustrated works
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Printing (process)
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Printing (process)
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Lithography
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Lithography
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Hand colouring
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Hand colouring
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Ink
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Ink
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Paper
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Paper
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Creation Site:
England: Greater London: London
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England: Greater London: London
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Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
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19th Century CE
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Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
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References:
Bower, F. (2003), Early Obstetric Atlas. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 43: 96-96
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Bower, F. (2003), Early Obstetric Atlas. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 43: 96-96
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2019-02-21
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2019-03
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
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