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 235
The Artificial! Changing. 17 7 Lip-gaiij ifltry jng other notes of their gallantry, have holes amon their Lips:> in the upper of which they in put little pegs of … that they feem divils:this is their gallantry, or ra- ther loathfome bravery 5 for when they are fad they leave thefe holes open, and many others of their owne making. The effigies of the Kin g of Quc- niambec , which Aldrarm<Ju« Aldr&uandm exhibits, hath fome alliance to this ran fir. his.…
Manners and customs · Mutilation
Internet Archive · Duke University Libraries · Public domain (published before 1931). Free to use for anything.
