
''Tractus de usu flagrorum in re Medica et Veneria'' is a 1639 treatise by
Henricus Meibomius (1590–1655). The English title is ''A Treatise on the Use of
Flogging
Flagellation (Latin , 'whip'), flogging or whipping is the act of beating the human body with special implements such as whips, rods, switches, the cat o' nine tails, the sjambok, the knout, etc. Typically, flogging has been imposed on an ...
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Medicine
Medicine is the science and Praxis (process), practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, Preventive medicine, prevention, therapy, treatment, Palliative care, palliation of their injury or disease, and Health promotion ...
and
Venery
Venery may refer to:
* Venery (hunting) or medieval hunting
* Terms of venery or collective nouns
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''. It was published by the English publisher
Edmund Curll
Edmund Curll (''c.'' 1675 – 11 December 1747) was an English bookseller and publisher. His name has become synonymous, through the attacks on him by Alexander Pope, with unscrupulous publication and publicity. Curll rose from poverty to wealt ...
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It is the earliest printed work on the subject, giving accounts of a number of examples.
David Savran declared it was the authoritative text on the subject for two hundred years. In it the author, among other things, “rejoice
�� to know that when someone doing flogging for sexual gratification was found in Germany, they would be burned alive.
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English translation of the 1718 edition: ''A treatise of the use of flogging in venerial affairs: also of the office of the loins and reins'' / by John Henry Meibomius; made English from the Latin original by a physician. To which is added ''A Treatise of Hermaphrodites'' (by Giles Jacob). Publisher: E. Curll, London
1639 books
Medical manuals
Whipping
BDSM literature
17th-century Latin books
Books about flagellation
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