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 593
hofe, for a token of their Nobility, to have fugar-loafe-like Hats 3 infomuch as he was no Gentleman then who had not fuch a Hat, it being the fame affe&ation 5 and furely fome of the moft af£e£ted of them could have been content to have altered the very mould or block of their Head, had they had… … What were the Square- Caps, which Mon- taigne gives us among the moft phantafticall in- ventions) but the fame phanfie withthofe fquare- headed Gallants of India, , in the Province of Z z z 3 Old-
Manners and customs · Mutilation
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