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''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
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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 {{med-book-stub
''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 ...
in Medicine
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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
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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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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 {{med-book-stub