Bibliography of Pro-Life History: Latin Primary Sources

The following are Latin primary sources that could contain vital information about the unborn or other aspects of pro-life history. They have not all been vetted.

Albini, Bernhard Siegfried. Academicarum annotationum. Leyden. 1754.

Albini, Bernhard Siegfried and Bartolomeo Eustachi. Explicatio Tabularum Anatomicarum. Leiden. 1761.

Aldrovandi, UlyssesMonstrorum historia cum Paralipomenis historiae omnium animalium, 1642.

Baster, Job. (Unsure of his name. Sounds a little ridiculous!) Diss. anat. med. inaug. de osteogenia. 1751.

Baumer, Johann Wilhelm.Medicina forensis, praeter partes consuetas, primas lineas jurisprudentiae medico-militaris et veterinario-civilis. 1778.

Bergero, Paul Gottlob. Diss. solenn. path.-med. qua graviditas apparens. Wittemberg. 1742.

Berner, Gottlieb Ephraim. Exercitatio physico-medica De efficacia & usu aeris mechanico in corpore humano. Amsterdam. 1738.

Bianchi, Ignatii Ludovoci.De Remedio Aeternae Salutis: Pro Parvulis in utero clausis sine Baptismate Morientibus : Cum Italica Versione. (Latin and Italian Version.) Venice. 1768.

Bianchi, Giovanni Battista. De naturali in humano corpore, vitiosa morbosaque generatione historia. Geneva. 1741.

Blancardi, Stephen. Lexicon medicum. Halle-Magdenburg. 1748.

Blancardi, Stephen. Steph. Blancardi Lexicon Medicvm Renovatvm: In Qvo Totivs Artis Medicae Vocabvla Vsitata Breviter Et Dilvcide Explicantvr. 3rd Edition. Halle-Magdenburg. 1739.

Boehmer, Philipp Adolph.Observationum anatomicarum rariorum fasciculus notabilia circa uterum humanum continens.  (German). 1752.

Boerhaave, Herman. Methodus Studii Medici: II Tomis Comprehensa, Volume 1. 1751.

Boerhaave, Herman. Praelectiones academicae in proprias Institutiones rei medicae. Venice.1751.

Budaeus, Gottlob Heinrich. Diss. inaug. ... de aetatis mutatione, morborum causa et remedio. Halle-Magdenburg. 1728.

Carranza, Alonso. Disputatio de vera humani partus naturalis et legitimi designatione. Spain. 1628.  A more easily downloadable version here (in parts.)  Author also known as Alphonso à Carranza etc. Written by a jurisconsult. Speaks to immediate animation in the first and second parts of the first chapter.
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Chemnitz, Samuel. De extractione foetus mortui ex utero materno. Jenna. 1677.

Christell, Godefrey. Diss. med. inaug. de partu gemellorum coalitorum. Strassbourg. 1751.

Drelincourt, Charles. De Conceptu Conceptus. Leiden. 1685.

Dubois, Jacques. (Alias Jacobus Sylvius.) De mensibus mulierum et hominis generatione. Venice. 1556. There is supposed to be a French version of this work.

Ellerndorf, Johann Christoph. Diss. inaug. de conceptione. Helmstadt. 1731.

Emminghaus, Theodore George William. Commentatio de praecipuis feminarum in Germania iuribus: ex genuinis patriarum legum fontibus deducta. Jenna. 1751.

Fabricius, Philip Conrad. Programma Academicvm, Qvo Facilitatem Insignem Extractionis Foetvs Vivi Et Incolvmis In Partvrientibvs Procidentia Vteri Sine Inversione Laborantibvs Tempestive Tentatae. Helmstadt. 1748.

Falcknero, Johann Christophe. Diss. ... de ortu et propagatione hominum. Leipzig. 1723.

Ferrari, Giuseppe Antonio. Philosophia peripatetica: adversus veteres, et recentiores praesertim philosophos Joannis Dunsii Scoti subtilium principis, Volume 3. 2nd Edition. Venice.1754.

Fischer, Johann Bernhard von. De Febre Miliari, Purpura Alba Dicta, E Veris Principiis Eruta, Et Confirmata, Tractatus. Riga. 1767.

Fischer, Johann Bernhard von.( "de" for "von" in the source.). "De Singultu & Vagitu Uterinis" in ACTA PHYSICO-MEDICA ACADEMIAE CAESAREAE LEOPOLDINO - CAROLINAE. (German). 1754. The collection was published in 1754 but the article is slightly earlier.

Fizes, Antonio. Opera medica. Part II. Paris. 1751.

Fuschii, Johannes Henri. "De Embryone Masculino, sex septimanarum, singulus artibus, & membris integro" in Acta physico-medica Academiæ cæsareæ Leopoldino-Carolinæ naturæ curiosorum exhibentia ephemerides sive observationes historias et experimenta a celeberrimis Germaniæ et exterarum regionum viris habita & communicata singulari studio collecta ..., Volume 2. Amsterdam. 1730. p, 326.

Gesnero, Johannes Matthias and Charles Philip Gesnero. Psychai Hippokratus ex libro I. de Diaeta.  Gottingen. 1737.

Gleditsch, I.F.. Commentarii de rebus in scientia naturali et medicina gestis, Volume 3, Part I. Amsterdam. 1754.

Gleditsch, I.F..Commentarii de rebus in scientia naturali et medicina gestis. Volume 14, Part I. Amsterdam. London. 1767.

Gottlob, Augusti Ienichen. Thesaurus iuris feudalis, Volume 2. Paris. 1751.

Gregoire, Pierre. Praeludia optimi iurisconsulti, probique magistratus. Lyon. 1583.

Haller, Albrecht von. Bibliotheca anatomica: qua scripta ad Anatomen et Physiologiam facientia a rerum initiis recensentur, Volume 1. (German). 1774.

Haller, Albrecht von. Disputationum anatomicarum selectarum: volumen III, ad lienem, hepar, renes, cutem, musculos. Gottingen, 1748.

Haller, Albrecht von. Disputationum anatomicarum selectarum: volumen VI, ad administrationem, ossa, musculos, et variam observationem. Gottingen. 1751.

Haller, Albrecht von. Elementa Physiologiae Corporis Humani: Fetus Hominisque Vita, Volume 8. Bern. 1766.

Haller, Albrecht von. Index Septem Volvminvm Dispvtationvm Anatomicarvm Selectarvm. Gottingen. 1752.

Hanov, Michael Christoph. Philosophia Naturalis Sive Physica Dogmatica. Volume 4.  (German). 1768.

Hansen, Ludwig.Tractatio med.-¬forens. de termino animationis foetus humani. Halle-Magdenburg, 1745.

Harttramfft, Johann V..De non differenda secundinarum adhaerentium extractione. Leipzig. 1735.

Hebenstreit. J. Anthropologia forensis. Leipzig. 1751.

Hebenstreit, J. De capitonibvs laborioso partv nascentibvs. Hamburg. 1743.

Heinecke, Johann Gottlieb.  Elementa iuris civilis. Venice. 1743

Holland, Christian Friedrich. Publica Criminalis Vindicta. Basel. 1739.

Horst, Gregor. De natura humana. 1612.

Hyde, Thomas. Veterum Persarum et Parthorum et Medorum religionis historia. Oxford. 1760.

Jacobi, Friderico. "Meletemata in Sapientes Dei Fines" in Ad nova acta eruditorum, quae lipsiae publicantur, supplementa, Volume 5. Leipzig. 1745. p. 63.

J.G.D.  De Mulitatione Brachiorum (...) in Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae, Volume 6.  St. Petersburg. 1738. p. 249.

Joerdens, George Christopher. Dissertatio inauguralis medica de tum oribus a graviditate. Erlangen. 1755.

Juncker, Johann.  Conspectus physiologiae medicae. Halle-Magdenburg. 1735.

Kaestner, Abraham Gotthelf. Eulogium Jo. Georgii Roedereri. Gottingen. 1764.

Kaldenbach. Melchior Benjamini. De abortu. Frankfurt. 1684.

Kenrick,Francis Patrick. Theologia moralis.  Secundis curis auctoris.  Volume 1. 1860. Kenrick was Archbishop of Baltimore and a moral theologian. Addresses abortion and other practices.

Kerckring, Theodor. "Anthropogeniae Ichnographia" (1671) published in Spicilegium anatomicum, Amsterdam, Andreae Frisii, 1670. P. 277-299.  AI is a pamphlet dealing with images of the unborn. It shows Kerckring's famous erroneous pictures of the unborn at 3 weeks, one month and 6 weeks conception. It was included in a greater work dealing with the generation of bones of the unborn, which also has numerous errors in it. These pictures are important because they were used to support the idea of preformationism.

Kanold, Johann. Disputatio inauguralis medica de abortu & foetu mortuo. Halle-Magdenburg. 1704.

La-Courvee, Johannes Claudius de. De nutritione foetus in utero paradoxa. 1655.

Lacroix, Francois Boissier de Sauvages de.Nosologia methodica sistens morborum classes, genera et species, juxtà sydenhami mentem & botanicorum ordinem, Volumes 2-3. 1763.

Lage, I. E. von der. Diss. inaug. ... de iure embryonum ...Jenna. 1716.

LangenhemiusDe abortu crebro redeunte commentatio. 1779.

Langguth, George Augustus. Embryonis trium cum dimidio mentium abortu rejectum qua faciem externam. (German). 1751.

Lieutaud, Joseph. Elementa physiologiae: juxta solertiora. Amsterdam. 1749.

Linnaeus, Carolus.  Dissertatio diaetetica, de diaeta per scalam aetatis humanae observanda. Upsala. 1764.

Luers, Anton D. Diss. med. inaug. De epidermide. Wismar.  1748.

Manget, Jean-Jacques. Bibliotheca medico-practica. Geneva. 1739.

Mantzel. J. F.. Diss. ... de scientiis, quae iurisprudentiae studium potissimum adiuvant et exornant. 1720.

Maukanus,. Christus filius Dei proprius per suam e mortuis resurrectionem demonstratus: Commentatio altera, ad sacra paschatis rite peragenda in Academia Ienensi proposita. (German).
1778.

Mauro, Silvestro. Quaestiones philosophicae, Volume 4. Rome. 1658.

Mayr, S.J.  Antonio. Tomus IV seu physicae particularis Pars II. cum metaphysica: 4. Inglestadt. 1739.

Merz, Augustinus. Dissertatio inauguralis obstetricio-medica de abortu. (German). 1779.

Metzger. Johannes Ulric. Diss. med. inaug. de vanitate medicamentorum pellentium in partu difficili. Strasbourg. 1747.

Fromondo, Liberto. Philosophiae christianae de anima libri quatuor. 1649.

Needham, Walter. Disquisitio anatomica de formato foetu. London. 1667.

Nihell, James. Novae raraeque observationes circa variarum crisium praedictionem ex pulsu nullo habito respectu ad signa critica antiquorum. Amsterdam, 1746.

Noortwyk, Wilhelm. Uteri humani gravidi anatome et historia. Leiden. 1743.

Oberkamp, Franz Joseph von.Collectanea exquisita minorum rariorumque scriptorum omnigenam scientiam medicam, inprimis vero anatomicam, de variis partibus internis corporis humani. Frankfurt. 1768.

Oesterlinus, J.C.. Disp. inaug. de limitibus pietatis liberorum erga parentes. Nuremberg. 1710.

Orth, Georg Friedrich. Dissertatio Inauguralis Medica De Foetu XLVI. Annorum. Tubingen. 1720.

Pagenstecher, Alexander Arnold. De jure ventris, liber singularis. Bremen. 1714.

Plazio, Antonio Guilelmo. De partu debili reficiundo. Leipzig. 1754.

Riolanus, Ioannes. Anthropographia, et osteologia. 1618. Book Six deals with the formation of the fetus, starts on p. 734 in the free e-book version.

Roederer, Johann Georg. Elementa artis obstetriciae. Gottingen. 1766.

Roederer, Johann Georg. Opuscula medica: sparsim prius edita nunc demum collecta, aucta et recusa.  Gottingen. 1763.

Roederer, Johann Georg. Pars II : Cum elogio Abrahami Gotthelff Kaestner. Gottingen. 1763.

Ruysch, Fredericus. Opera omnia anatomico-medico-chirurgica,Volume 1. Amsterdam. 1737.

Schoettgenius, Christian. Testimonivm perfectissimvm de veritate religionis christianae. Dresden. 1728.

Schulzio, Joanne Henr. Steph. Blancardi Lexicon medicum renovatum, in quo totius artis medicae termini. Louvain. 1754.

Schurig, Martin. Embryologia historico-medica. Dresden & Leipzig. 1735.

Sebisch, Melchior. Exercitationes medicae. Strasbourg. 1672.

Seeauer, Beda. Philosophia antiquo-nova. Salzburg. 1745.

Sennert, Daniel. Institutiones medicinae: libri quinque. Wittenberg. 1620.

Sperlingen, Johann. Dissertatio. De semine. Et perturbatio calumniatoris. Wittenberg. 1651.

Swieten, Freiherr Gerard van. Commentaria in Hermanni Boerhaave aphorismos de cognoscendis et curandis morbis, Volume 1. Leiden. 1742.

Teichmeyer, Hermann Friedrich. Institutiones medicinae legalis vel Forensis. Jenna. 1723.

Tirini, S.J, Jacobi.  In universam Sacram Scripturam commentarius. Volume 2. Venice. 1760.

Trautmann,  Christoph Gottlieb. De Necessitate Accelerandi Partum. Leipzig. 1755.

Troschel, Gottlob Henricus Johannes Nepomuc. De morbis ex situ alieno uteri in quacunque foeminali epocha. (Austrian). 1760.

Ursinus, John Henry. De partu legitimo. Maart. 1710.

Valentini, Michael Bernard. "De Qualitate Sabine" in Acta physico-medica Academiæ cæsareæ Leopoldino-Carolinæ naturæ curiosorum exhibentia ephemerides sive observationes historias et experimenta a celeberrimis Germaniæ et exterarum regionum viris habita & communicata singulari studio collecta ..., Volume 2. Nuremberg. 1730. p. 271. This particular article deals with procurred abortion.

Velcurio, Johannes.Velcurionis commentariorum, libri IIII, in universam Aristotelis Physicen. London. 1588.

Vesalius, Andreas. De humani corporis fabrica. Bâle. 1543.

Wegener, Benjamin Gottlieb. De funiculi umbilicalis neglecta alligatione in causa infanticidii limitanda. Halle-Magdenburg. 1731.

Weiber, S. Tractatus iur. de iure praegnantium. Jenna. 1732.

Wepfer. Johann Jakob. Observationes medico-practicae de affectibus capitis internis & externis. Schaffhausen, Switzerland. 1727.

WiesenVia Veritatis Et Vitae In Epistola Divi Pauli Ad Romanos. (German). 1779.

Wildenberg, Hieronymus Gürtler von. Totius philosophiae humanae in tres partes. 1553.

Wildvogel, Christian. Dissertatio inauguralis iuridica de iure embryonum. (German). 1730.

Wolff, Caspar Friedrich. Theoria Generationis.New Edition. 1774.

Wrisberg. Heinrich August. Descriptio anatomica embryonis observationibus illustrata. Gottingen.  1764.

Zacchia, Paolo. Quaestiones medico-legales, Volume 2. Venice 1737. (First edition 1620-1659). The section on the fetus begins on page 239 in the Free Ebook version.

Historia morborum qui annis MDCXCIX, MDCC, MDCCI, MDCCII, Vratislaviae grassati sunt. Lausanne and Geneva.  1746.

Ad Nova acta eruditorum quae Lipsiae publicantur supplementa. Leipzig. 1737.