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Hunchback of NotredameQuasimodo swings from the bell
Stele of Roma the doorkeeper dedicated to Goddess Astarte. EStele of Roma the doorkeeper dedicated to Goddess Astarte. Limestone. 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. C. 1400-1365 BC. Origin unknown. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark
Chinese Foot-BindingThe damage caused by the practise of Chinese foot- binding to the structure of the foot, and the foot as it would appear encased in a shoe
Shocking result of binding girls feet, China, East AsiaThe shocking result of binding girls feet in China, East Asia, meaning that in adult life the woman cannot walk properly, but only hobble. Date: 1922
Costumes of women of Kiangnan province and footbindingCostumes of women in silk robes and fur hats of Liu-ching, Kiangnan province, and footbinding shoes and deformed feet. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios
Tibetan DragonWhen a dragon attacks the gryphons nest, The Boy with the Deformed Head comes to their rescue, slaying the monster
LONDON / CRIES / DEFORMEDThe deformed beggar often sells pens as begging is not sanctioned in England. Date: 1823
LONDON / CRIES / BEGGAR / TINYThe deformed beggar often sells pens as begging is not sanctioned in England. Date: 1823
Kyabe, Chad, Africa - Sara Man with enormous lip platesKyabe, Moyen-Chari, Chad, Africa - Man of the Sara People with enormous upper and lower lip plates. Date: circa 1920s
Women of the Burmese Kayan Lahwi tribeFour women and a young baby from the Kayan Lahwi tribe, a group of the Karenni people of Burma (Myanmar). Women of the various Kayan tribes identify themselves by their different form of dress
Sarmatians. Deformed human skulls. Probably dated in the 3rdSarmatians. Two deformed human skulls. Probably dated in the 3rd century BC. Kerch Historical and Archaeological Museum. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Ukraine
Andy the D-Day Bull of Brookville, Ohio, USAAndy the D-Day Bull, owned by W A Rasor of Brookville, Ohio, USA. Andy was born on D-Day, 6 June 1944 and died in 1956. He had four horns, four eyes and a double nose. Date: circa 1940s
Bound foot, ChinaTwo photographs of a womans bound foot, China. Date: circa 1890
Effect of CorsetsWearing a corset may make you look nice, but it does awful things to your body
What Corsets Dowhat a corset does FOR, and TO a girl
Bohemian Siamese TwinsThe Bohemian Twins: Rosa and Josepha Blazek at various ages during their life. Born in 1878 medical experts predicted they would have a very short life. Here they are aged 27
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (from 1519) and, as Carlos I of Spain, ruler of the Spanish Empire from 1516 until his abdication in 1556. Seen here as a young man