Early 20thc facsimiles of 'Fasciculus Medicinae', a collection of medical texts first printed in 1491 with some of the earliest known anatomical woodcuts, including these depictions of pregnancy

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On International Day of the Midwife here is a handy guide - James Wolveridge's C17th midwifery handbook, written to 'inform midwives in their office'

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