Medieval English Birth Scroll (IMAGE)

University of Cambridge

Medieval English Birth Scroll

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Medieval English Birth Scroll. MS.632 (c. 1500), Wellcome Collection. The girdle contains prayers and invocations for safe delivery in childbirth. Biomolecular evidence supports its active use.

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