Blemmyae, or 'Headless Man', from Ulisse Aldrovandi's 'Monstrorum Historia' 1642. Various species of mythical headless men were rumoured, in antiquity and later, to inhabit remote parts of the world. They are variously known as akephaloi (Greek ἀκέφαλοι, "headless ones") or Blemmyes (Latin: Blemmyae; Greek: βλέμμυες) and described as lacking a head, with their facial features on their chest. All of our reproductions are done on hand-processed paper, illuminated with gold paint and finished with beeswax, giving them a real parchment-like look. Actual colors may vary a bit due to different monitors displaying colors differently. Size is 25x35 cm.
Blemmyae, Ulisse Aldrovandi, 1642
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