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Record Number:
30073
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Kueny , Kathryn
Contributor(s):
Title:
The Cure of Perfection: Women's Obstetrics in Early and Medieval Islam
Source:
Perspectives on Medieval Art: Learning through Looking. Edited by Ena Giurescu Heller and Patricia C. Pongracz. Museum of Biblical Art, 2010. Pages 187 - 197.
Description:
Article Type:
Essay
Subject
(See Also)
:
Childbirth
Disabled
Human Reproduction
Islam
Medicine
Pregnancy
Women's Nature
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
Eastern Mediterranean ; Northern Africa
Century:
General
Primary Evidence:
Illustrations:
Five figures. Figure One A couple having sexual intercourse, miniature from a copy of Salaman va Absal (Bethesda, National Library of Medicine, MS.P 16, fol. 35b). Figure Two A pregnant woman, Tashri?-i badan-i insan (Bethesda, National Library of Medici
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Author's Affiliation:
Fordham University
Conference Info:
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Year of Publication:
2010.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
9781904832690 (hbk); 9780977783953 (pbk)