An Historical and physical dissertation on the case of Catherine Vizzani, containing the adventures of a young woman, born at Rome, who for eight Years passed in the Habit of a Man, was killed for an Amour with a young Lady; and being found, on Dissection, a true Virgin, narrowly escaped being treated as a Saint by the Populace. With some curious and anatomical remarks on the nature and existence of the hymen. By Giovanni Bianchi, Professor of Anatomy at Sienna, the Surgeon who dissected her. To which are added, certain needful remarks by the English editor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bianchi, Giovanni, 1693-1775.

Standardized Title:

Storia della vita di Caterina Vizzani. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adventure stories, English--Early works to 1800.

Adventure stories, English.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([2],66p. )

Other Title:

Historical and physical dissertation on the case of Catherine Vizzani,

Place of Publication:

London : printed for W. Meyer, in May's-Buildings, near St. Martin's Lane MDCCLI. [1751]

Notes:

Price from imprint: price 1 s.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T117264.

OCLC:

642300998