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 610
fhort feet as they do in China , much Art being ufed to make the foot (hew as forefhor tiled, a fhort foot being thought then more handfome and fafhionable. In the time of Quecne Mary fquare Toes were grown in Fafhion, infomuch as men wore their fhooes of fo prodigious a breadth at the Toesj that…
Manners and customs · Mutilation
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