Anthropometamorphosis: man transform'd; or, the artificial changeling. Historically presented, in the mad and cruel gallantry, foolish bravery, ridiculous beauty, filthy finenesse, and loathsome lovelinesse of most nations, fashioning and altering their bodies from the mould intended by nature. With a vindication of the regular beauty and honesty of nature. And an appendix of the pedigree of the English gallant (1653)
J. B. (John Bulwer), 1606-1656 · London : Printed by W. Hunt · leaf 526
- Hiftory you may find, cut in braffc, where the ftor*. piHs of both Sexes are painted out with their faire incifions5 as Herodian deferibeth them. So that you fee this humour of painting hath been generall in thefe parts : There being no caufe of mocking, it the Indians have done, and yet do the… … derablepart of mankind, fhouldfirft acquire and fttil retaine the gloffe and tinfturc of blackneffe
Manners and customs · Mutilation
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