Midwives of seventeenth-century london, the
Auteur :
Evenden, Doreen
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521027854
Date de publication :
2 nov. 2006
Dimensions :
22,8 x 15,2 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
415 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This is a comprehensive study of midwives in seventeenth-century London. This volume explores the midwives' training and their licensing in an unofficial apprenticeship by the Church and places the midwives in their socioeconomic context by examining a wide range of seventeenth-century sources.