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 the 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 / By J.B. sirnamed, the Chirosopher.

  • John Bulwer
Date:
1650
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Credit: 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 the 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 / By J.B. sirnamed, the Chirosopher. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Wet enige saaniinates \Sshaai Wisi, A ie a TT MNS | The natuval proportion and fymetiy of the Fare: | Ior |) Lhat thy horvid affectation of great Eares in this pack of large-eai’d hell-hounds, favours of more | then the ovdinary vanity incident to man. kind: | contained in thefe Scengs, | ibid, \where they affeé to have a fimall-Eare Standing | Clofe wuto the Head, for i) What artifice and induftiy Nurfes ufe to form In- fants Eares unto their mind, 102 | Loe vanity of man ta this fuppofed beauty, and the “| damage proceeds, hence to the aétion of the Rar. | , ibid. | Cyes. \| Red circles painted about the Eyes, amone other ) notes of fear full bravery, 74 | where they make one Eye white, andthe other red | and yellow. ibid. \\ Dhree Streaks under theEye , where a note of di- | | ftinétion of: people. ibid, Sees el wWhire tbeyhave certain marks between theiv Eyes §) made only for a bravery with acold ivon.. ibid, Wi) Where they yudge thofe moft beautiful who bave uM) great rolling Eyes. ibid. 3] pebere the greatel(t Eyes like Saweers, of bue black, \iii,) arveaccounted the most beautiful and excellent, ibid. lik) Phere they have narrow Eyes generally Eg-form d, wil black and ftanding out, : 75 iy) where when they would pourtraict out a. deformed oll matt; they paint- hm with broad Eyes. ibid, yl) Eitt’e Eyes where invequest, ibid. wh) Bbe natural magnitude of an Eye proportionable 16 »| that Face wherein itis. lodged, what it, ought