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'Drawings of the monstrous races in the kingdom of Dondun, including cyclops, cannibalistic giants and...

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'Drawings of the monstrous races in the kingdom of Dondun, including cyclops, cannibalistic giants and blemmyae', illustration from 'Travels of Sir John Mandeville' (ink & colour on vellum)
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English School, (15th century) / English
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British Library, London, UK
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ink and colour on vellum
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Various species of mythical headless men were rumored, in antiquity and later, to inhabit remote parts of the world. They are variously known as akephaloi ( headless ones) or Blemmyes and described as having a mouth in their chest and eyes in their shoulders.

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