Anthropometamorphosis: man transform'd: or, The artificiall changling, historically presented, in the mad and cruel gallantry, foolish bravery, ridiculous beauty, filthy finenesse, and loathsome loveliness of most nations, fashioning and altering their bodies from the mould intended by nature; with figures of those transformations. To which artificial and affected deformations are added, all the native and national monstrosities that have appeared to disfigure the humane fabrick. With a vindication of the regular beauty and honesty of nature (1653)
J. B. (John Bulwer), 1606-1656 · London, Printed by W. Hunt · leaf 171
The Artificial!, Ch angling, n^^SJS"ved Plinie placeth in Idume a, and Strabo in piinic?jfr.r. ( which ftan- CoeSius Rkod. Phoenicia-) but according t o Ledovicw z'tzes, Auguft, de JEoypt and Arabia) had %umUilwe. deth in the confines of … ans, whom they conquered and cut off their Nofes. Yet Diodorus Di°d°rus^*-' Siculus ? makes a contrary relation, Adifanes (laith he) King of Mthiopia , having conquered all JEgypt, partly by force, and partly by con- dition fet up a new law for Theeves, neither acquitting them? nor punifhing them…
Manners and customs · Mutilation
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