Through the pages of history. Who is Doderlein?

In M. A. Bulgakov’s novel “Notes of a young doctor”, the mention of the name Doderlein and the title of the book “Operative Obstetrics” in the text prompted searches on the shelves of our library.

In the story “Steel Throat” we read:

«…Every evening I sat in the same position, having drunk tea: under my left hand I had all the manuals on operative obstetrics, on top of a small Doderlein. And on the right there are ten different volumes on operative surgery, with drawings. I grunted, smoked, drank iced black tea…»   

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