Obstetrics and Gynecology: A History and Iconography, Second Edition - Tapa dura

This is a thoroughly revised edition of the classic pictorial history of obstetrics and gynecology originally published in 1973. It draws upon masterpieces of art, archeology, and medicine through the ages to provide the most complete published record of women's experience as mothers, midwives, and nurses. At the same time, its nearly 1000 illustrations make Obstetrics and Gynecology: A History and Iconography, Second Edition also the most complete pictorial record of the art and science of obstetrics and gynecology available. The author is one of the world's foremost obstetrics and gynecology historians as well as a renowned OB/GYN, researcher, and practitioner.