Anthropometamorphosis: man transform'd: or, The artificiall changling : historically presented, in the mad and cruell 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 transfigurations. To which artificiall and affected deformations are added, all the native and nationall monstrosities that have appeared to disfigure the humane fabrick. With a vindication of the regular beauty and honesty of nature. And an appendix of the pedigree of the English gallant. / Scripsit J. B. cognomento chirosophus. M.D.
John Bulwer (1606-1656)
Category
Books
Date
1653
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3192624
Summary
Bibliographic description
[52], 559, [31] p., [3] leaves of plates : ill. (woodcuts), port. ; 4to. Running number: 4253. Imperfect: wanting portrait and leaf containing "The intent of the frontispiece unfolded". Frontispiece trimmed at foot. Provenance: manuscript initial on front fly-leaf: "M." [i.e. catalogue code of John Mitchell (ca. 1685-1751), librarian to Sir Richard Ellys (1682-1742)]. Manuscript booksellers' code[?] on front fly-leaf: "p[?]- ie d". Author "Bulwer" identified in manuscript in hand of John Mitchell at head of verso of front fly-leaf. Binding: eighteenth-century sprinkled calf; double gilt fillet border; gold-tooled spine, with gilt title on brown leather label. Red sprinkled edges.
Makers and roles
John Bulwer (1606-1656), author Thomas Cross (fl.1632-1682), engraver (printmaker) William Faithorne the elder (London c.1616 – London 1691), engraver (printmaker)