Quotation, it is of the highest interest and attraction to Classical On another side, in virtue of its wealth of curious and recondite Problems of Insanity and the morbid manifestations of a diseased brain,Īs well as to Anthropologists and all scientific observers of Humanity. Specialists in Venereal Disease in particular, to Enquirers into the FirstĪnd foremost it is of direct service to Physicians in general and How many classes of Students and Scientists the work appeals. But brief as it is, it suffices to show to Such in briefest outline is the scope and achievement of Dr. With the express purpose of throwing light on one special subject of Historical and literary illustrations and allusions brought together The whole range of Scholarship so wide and complete a collection of Not undiscriminating, net and probably there is not to be found in Obscure Erotic Writers, historical fragments,Ĭhristian Fathers,-all is fish that comes to his comprehensive, though Writers, both in prose and verse, and this not merely from theīetter known authors of Antiquity, but equally from later and much With this end in view the learned and laborious Author collects anĮnormous _apparatus criticus_ of quotations from Greek and Latin Popular theory of its first introduction at the end of the FifteenthĪnd beginning of the Sixteenth Centuries from America. Shapes in Europe, Asia and Africa long before the Christian era, andĪll through the period of Classical Antiquity, scouting utterly, the His efforts to proving,-and we think with conclusive success,-theĮxistence, denied by so many, of the dread Disease in different Treatise as a whole, and deals with the Disease under its various formsĪnd successive manifestations throughout Antiquity. This ambitious programme he has only partiallyĬarried out in the present Work, which forms Part I. Was a History of Venereal Disease, to trace its existence, symptomsĪnd incidence, from the earliest notices of its occurrence recorded The object the Writer proposed to himself Highest value and interest, and in many respects an indispensableĪddition to their Library. To Historical Students and Medical Specialists alike it is of the It isĪ book for Students and Specialists, as is recognized indeed by theĬonditions of the present publication, in a limited edition and at a Needless to say the Book in no wayĪppeals,-or is meant to appeal,-to the general reading public. Presenting a Work of this calibre and importance in an Englishĭress,-for the first time. Lustseuche im Alterthume_, feels that no apology is required for Rosenbaum’s great book, the _Geschichte der The price of this work complete is FIVE GUINEAS. PUBLISHER OF MEDICAL, FOLK-LORE AND HISTORICAL WORKS. TRANSLATED FROM THE SIXTH (UNABRIDGED) GERMAN EDITION THE EXACT INTERPRETATION OF THEIR WRITINGS _This work, printed for a small number of subscribers,ĪND INCLUDING:-DETAILED INVESTIGATIONS INTO THEĬULT OF VENUS, AND PHALLIC WORSHIP, BROTHELS, Into the end of this volume by the transcriber. Bold isĪn index to both volumes is included in volume II. Marking indicates letter-spacing in Latin and Greek passages. In the main text, italics are represented thus _italic_, however this The footnotes are located at the end of the book. δειλίας.” makes little sense and hasīeen altered to “The word θηλείας in the edition mentioned stands in In footnote 382 “The word θηλείας even in the edition mentioned standsīoth in text and margin as γρ. (the act the Lesbian) in footnote 327 is erroneous but could be ‘toĪct. The Orphean hymn in footnote 12 is in error. TheseĪnchors for footnotes 27 and 59 were missing and have been added in The book contains a number of decorative borders and separators. Spelling and punctuation remains unchanged. In hyphenation and accents have been standardised but all other Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. This book is indexed by ISYS Web Indexing system to allow the reader find any word or number within the document.īook was produced from images made available by the I (of 2) - Being a History of Venereal Disease in Classical Antiquity" *** *** Start of this Doctrine Publishing Corporation Digital Book "The Plague of Lust, Vol. See comments about copyright issues at end of book. If you live elsewhere check the laws of your country before downloading this ebook. I (of 2) - Being a History of Venereal Disease in Classical AntiquityĪs this book started as an ASCII text book there are no pictures available.Ĭopyright Status: Not copyrighted in the United States. If you would like a news letter once a week or once a month fill out this form and we will give you a summary of the books for that week or month by email.