Aristotle's last legacy, unfolding the mystery of nature in the generation of man : Treating I. Of virginity, its signs and tokens, and how a man may know whether he married a virgin or not. II. Of the organs of generation in women, with a description of the fabrick of the womb. III. Of the use and action of genitals in the womb of generation. IV. Of conception; and how to know whether a woman has conceived, and whether of a male or female. V. Of the pleasure and advantage of marriage; with the unhappy consequences of unequal matches, and miseries of unlawful love. VI. Of barrenness, with remedy against it; and the signs of insufficiency, both in men and women. VII. Directions to both sexes how to manage themselves in the act of coition, or their venereal embraces. VIII. A vade mecum for midwives and nurses, containing particular directions for the faithful discharge of their several employments. IX. Excellent remedies against all diseases incident to virgins and child-bearing women: fitted for the use of midwives, nurses, and all such persons only as are concerned in these matters.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Aristotle.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Standardized Title:

Aristotle's Masterpiece. Abridgments.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reproduction--Early works to 1800.

Reproduction.

Physical Description:

120 pages : illustrations ; 12⁰

Place of Publication:

London : Printed and sold by the booksellers, 1764.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Notes:

Not in fact by Aristotle; the attribution is spurious.

A rearranged abridgment of 'Aristotle's master-piece'.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

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English Short Title Catalog, T191225.

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