{"product_id":"midwife-to-the-queen-of-france-volume-56-diverse-observations-520-other-voice-in-early-modern-europe-the-toronto-9780866985765","title":"Midwife to the Queen of France Volume 56 Diverse","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition makes an excellent contribution to scholarship on midwife Louise Bourgeois, who provides an incisive eyewitness account of a turbulent period in early modern France and a rare female perspective on the city of Paris from the “poorest she” to the world of the court. Alison Klairmont Lingo’s introduction, supporting notes, and medical glossary offer precious apparatuses for the presentation and interpretation of the text. Stephanie O’Hara’s translation demonstrates mastery of the scientific, technical, and colloquial vocabularies of the period, capturing the spirit of Bourgeois’s words while making them widely accessible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Susan Broomhall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDirector, Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies, The University of Western Australia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Diverse Observations of Louise Bourgeois is a fascinating and rare source on women’s lives and the history of obstetrics in early modern France. In vivid prose, Bourgeois leads us deep into the ups and downs of childbirth and her own discoveries as a celebrated midwife. Many thanks to Alison Klairmont Lingo and Stephanie O’Hara for this splendid translation and this wide-ranging introduction to Bourgeois, her writing, and her craft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Natalie Zemon Davis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHenry Charles Lea Professor of History emeritus, Princeton University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This edition makes an excellent contribution to scholarship on midwife Louise Bourgeois, who provides an incisive eyewitness account of a turbulent period in early modern France and a rare female perspective on the city of Paris from the 'poorest she' to the world of the court. Alison Klairmont Lingo’s introduction, supporting notes, and medical glossary offer precious apparatuses for the presentation and interpretation of the text. Stephanie O’Hara’s translation demonstrates mastery of the scientific, technical, and colloquial vocabularies of the period, capturing the spirit of Bourgeois’s words while making them widely accessible.\"\u003cbr\u003e   -- Susan Broomhall, The University of Western Australia\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Diverse Observations\u003c\/i\u003e of Louise Bourgeois is a fascinating and rare source on women’s lives and the history of obstetrics in early modern France. In vivid prose, Bourgeois leads us deep into the ups and downs of childbirth and her own discoveries as a celebrated midwife. Many thanks to Alison Klairmont Lingo and Stephanie O’Hara for this splendid translation and this wide-ranging introduction to Bourgeois, her writing, and her craft.\"\u003cbr\u003e   -- Natalie Zemon Davis, Princeton University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrations xv\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003cbr\u003eEditor’s Introduction, by Alison Klairmont Lingo 1\u003cbr\u003eThe Writings 1\u003cbr\u003eLife and Times 30\u003cbr\u003eReception and Afterlife 47\u003cbr\u003eLouise Bourgeois’s Approach to Health and Disease 58\u003cbr\u003eTranslator’s Introduction, by Stephanie O’Hara 67\u003cbr\u003eTranslating an Early Modern Medical Text: Theory and Practice 67\u003cbr\u003eFrench Editions of Observations diverses 72\u003cbr\u003eThe Compleat Midwifes Practice (1656) versus Observations diverses 73\u003cbr\u003eA Note on the Text 76\u003cbr\u003eDiverse Observations\u003cbr\u003eVolume 1 79\u003cbr\u003eVolume 2 187\u003cbr\u003eGlossary of Materia Medica, by Alison Klairmont Lingo 313\u003cbr\u003eChronology 389\u003cbr\u003eAppendices 393\u003cbr\u003eA. Sonnet to Madame Concini, Lady-in-Waiting to the Queen 393\u003cbr\u003eB. Examples of Gynecological and Obstetrical Instruments and Devices 395\u003cbr\u003eC. Birthing Scenes and Related Images 399\u003cbr\u003eBibliography 403\u003cbr\u003eIndex 433","brand":"Arizona Center for Medieval \u0026 Renaissance Studies,US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406395089239,"sku":"9780866985765","price":45.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780866985765.jpg?v=1730495649","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/midwife-to-the-queen-of-france-volume-56-diverse-observations-520-other-voice-in-early-modern-europe-the-toronto-9780866985765","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}