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This Carcass breath'd

Early modern European freakery, and sexual politics, lesbian history and pop culture. Or whatsoever else I fancy.

The title is taken from one of my favourite 17thC homoerotic poems, by Katherine Philips: 'To my Excellent Lucasia, on our Friendship'.

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  • The ‘Mantichora’, in Edward Topsell’s Historie of Serpents (1608).

    The ‘Mantichora’, in Edward Topsell’s Historie of Serpents (1608).

    Tagged: Edward Topsell 17th century books animals monsters lion Beards freaks

    Posted on January 27, 2012 with 10 notes

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