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Monstrous races of Herodotus

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Mirror of History, Unknown Flemish, c 1475. Tempera colors, gold leaf, and gold paint on parchment. Ms. Ludwig XIII 5. From Bibliophilia at Twitter. Medieval Books, Medieval World, Illustrations, Illustration Art
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Mirror of History, Unknown Flemish, c 1475. Tempera colors, gold leaf, and gold paint on parchment. Ms. Ludwig XIII 5. From Bibliophilia at Twitter.
Le Ciclope Les songes drolatiques de Pantagruel / François Rabelais. - Paris: Richard Breton, 1565. Fantasy Creatures, Medieval Drawings, Antique Illustration, Michel Leiris, Memento Mori
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Le Ciclope Les songes drolatiques de Pantagruel / François Rabelais. - Paris: Richard Breton, 1565.
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Jinns from 17th or 18th century manuscript copy of “The Book of Wonders of the Age” (St Andrews ms32(o))
the headless goatriders Antichrist, Germany ca. 1460. München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Cgm 426, fol. 64v Europa Medieval, Beauvais, Dragons, Vintage Art
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the headless goatriders Antichrist, Germany ca. 1460. München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Cgm 426, fol. 64v
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Embedded image Samuel Beckett, August Strindberg, Vol, Macabre
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Sciapode from Rothschild Canticles f. 113v Mythological Creatures, Medieval Life, Marco Polo, Monopod, Middle Ages, 18th Century
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monstrous races and exotic tribes | Fig. 1 cynocephalus Fig. 2 homo magnis auribus (panotii or long-eared man) Fig. 3 Astomus (mouthless) Fig. 4 Arimaspus sive monoculus (Cyclop) Fig. 5 Blemmius (blemmyae) Fig. 6 homo cum aversis plantis (with backward feet) The tribe of Scythians, whom Pliny describes as having their feet turned backwards—aversis post crura plantis—are extraordinarily swift runners. Specula physico-mathematico-historica.... by Johann Zahn, 1696. Library Call No. Q155 .Z3... Creepy History, Medical Drawings, Esoteric Art, Creepy Pictures, Vintage Collage, Gothic Art, Fantasy
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monstrous races and exotic tribes | Fig. 1 cynocephalus Fig. 2 homo magnis auribus (panotii or long-eared man) Fig. 3 Astomus (mouthless) Fig. 4 Arimaspus sive monoculus (Cyclop) Fig. 5 Blemmius (blemmyae) Fig. 6 homo cum aversis plantis (with backward feet) The tribe of Scythians, whom Pliny describes as having their feet turned backwards—aversis post crura plantis—are extraordinarily swift runners. Specula physico-mathematico-historica.... by Johann Zahn, 1696. Library Call No. Q155 .Z3...
THE PANOTTI (also Panotii and Panotioi, from the Greek words πᾶν and οὖς for "all ears") were a mythical human race, described as possessing large ears that covered their entire bodies. Cotton MS Tiberius Pie Grande, Old Man Fashion, Bizarre, Pictograph, Legendary Creature, Petroglyphs
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THE PANOTTI (also Panotii and Panotioi, from the Greek words πᾶν and οὖς for "all ears") were a mythical human race, described as possessing large ears that covered their entire bodies. Cotton MS Tiberius
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Monstrous races. In the middle row, from the left: Duplex (double-headed) Sciapod (with one big foot) Blemmyae (headless with face on chest) cynocephalos (dog-headed) Moyen Age
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Monstrous races. In the middle row, from the left: Duplex (double-headed) Sciapod (with one big foot) Blemmyae (headless with face on chest) cynocephalos (dog-headed)
mediumaevum: THE SKIAPODES (or Sciapods) were a tribe of one-legged Ethiopian or Indian men who had a single giant foot which they raised in the air to shade themselves against the hot southern sun. The Skiapodes were also popular in Medieval bestiaries and map illustrations of the Terra Incognita. Greek Creatures, Ancient Drawings, Ancient Art, Ancient Greek
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mediumaevum: THE SKIAPODES (or Sciapods) were a tribe of one-legged Ethiopian or Indian men who had a single giant foot which they raised in the air to shade themselves against the hot southern sun. The Skiapodes were also popular in Medieval bestiaries and map illustrations of the Terra Incognita.
Augustin - De Civitate Dei contra Paganos (c. 1475). Illumination by Maître François. Art Antique
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Augustin - De Civitate Dei contra Paganos (c. 1475). Illumination by Maître François.
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Johann Zahn. Specula Physico-Mathematico-Historica Notabilium ac Mirabilium Sciendorum. Nuremberg: Johann Christoph Lochner, 1696. Occult Science, Demonology, Occult Art
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Johann Zahn. Specula Physico-Mathematico-Historica Notabilium ac Mirabilium Sciendorum. Nuremberg: Johann Christoph Lochner, 1696.
The Cynocephaly: A legend that placed St. Andrew and St. Bartholomew among the Parthians presented the case of "Abominable", the citizen of the "city of cannibals... whose face was like unto that of a dog." After receiving baptism, however, he was released from his doggish aspect Out Of Place Artifacts, Myths & Monsters, Legends And Myths
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The Cynocephaly: A legend that placed St. Andrew and St. Bartholomew among the Parthians presented the case of "Abominable", the citizen of the "city of cannibals... whose face was like unto that of a dog." After receiving baptism, however, he was released from his doggish aspect
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Blemmyae (@GallicaBnF, Espagnol 286, 15th c.) Creature Design
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Blemmyae by petrus.agricola, via Flickr Old Best Friends, Literature Art, Spiritual Warfare, Angels And Demons
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