March 1, 2024The British Journal for the History of Science

Rebecca Whiteley, Birth Figures: Early Modern Prints and the Pregnant Body Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2023. Pp. 312. ISBN 978-0-226-82312-6. $49.00 (cloth).

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MCM. G. L. CooleyHamilton College

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Historical analysis reveals how early modern visual prints depicted the pregnant body and obstetrics, highlighting visual culture in reproductive history.

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Historical prints of birth figures illustrate evolving anatomical and midwifery perspectives on the maternal form and fetal presentation across early modern Europe.
The text examines early modern prints and obstetric illustrations across 312 pages of visual culture, tracing the pregnant body through historical medical print culture.
Historical analysis of visual print archives reveals how reproductive imagery was constructed, highlighting changing artistic conventions in early modern anatomical history.

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M. G. L. Cooley (2024) studied this question.

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Historical analysis reveals how early modern visual prints depicted the pregnant body and obstetrics, highlighting visual culture in reproductive history.

Rebecca Whiteley, Birth Figures: Early Modern Prints and the Pregnant Body Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2023. Pp. 312. ISBN 978-0-226-82312-6. $49.00 (cloth).

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Rebecca Whiteley, Birth Figures: Early Modern Prints and the Pregnant Body Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2023. Pp. 312. ISBN 978-0-226-82312-6. $49.00 (cloth).

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