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 206
ft>ce gallants. 148 Man Transform'd: O r, ftretched with … and excellent they are, they have the longer Eares, adorned with" Rings. It is more familiar to the women then the Mem for the Hollanders obfer- ved in men about an hundred Rings, fuch as ours arejbut in the women above two hundred, which with their weight, draw their Eares below their fhoulders.…
Manners and customs · Mutilation
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