Author: VELDE, TH.H. VAN DE [1873-1937],
Title: De Volmaakte Vrouw. Een Handleiding voor speciale lichaamscultuur. [Derde druk; Third edition].
Description: Amsterdam, E.M. Querido, 1933. Stout large 8°. Original publ. cloth, covertitle in capital gilded type. (vi), 108pp. Captioned monochrome illustrations on 50 plates after photographs at rear, of which 4 detailed monochrome images illustrating the anatomy of primary female sex-organs, described in detail on pp. 106-108, followed by 47 captioned monochrome plates after photographs illustrating exercises in free nature by bude females, 3 separate sections, each 180 images illustrating exercises by naked females. Each section flicked from the reverse supplies sectional captioned monochrome images of naked females, each 180 pictures seem to move when flicked from the reverse, bound-up at rear end, bibliography, table of contents. Dutch language scholarly gynaecological handbook by which in word and picture the importance of female pelvic gymnastics is described in detail and recommended. Afte a genral introduction about female anatomy of primary sex-organs, further detailed information is supplied about primary and progressive exercise techniques, which includes valuable information about gymnastics during pregnancy and childbed discussed in a separate chapter. Very good copy in original publ. cloth. Theodoor Hendrik van de Velde was a dutch physician and gynaecologist who served as director at the Gynaecological Institute inf Haarlem. Van de Velde became a world clelebrity after his 1926 book The Perfect Marriage, (or Het volkomen Huwelijk). He is credited with his showing in 1905 that women only ovulate once per menstrual cycle. This contributed to the improvement of calendar-based improvement of birth control.

Keywords: pregnancy gymnastics pelciv exercise sexuality preparation females anatomy bude pictures movingpictures athletics culture heritage dutch sexuology