alb5472188

India: Ritual defloration, as pictured in the travels of Sir John Mandeville (c.1371).

Ritual defloration, as pictured in the travels of Sir John Mandeville (1484 edition): 'Another isle is there, full fair and good and great, and full of people, where the custom is such, that the first night that they be married, they make another man to lie by their wives for to have their maidenhead: and therefore they take great hire and great thank'.
Share
pinterestPinterest
twitterTwitter
facebookFacebook
emailEmail

Add to another lightbox

Add to another lightbox

add to lightbox print share
Do you already have an account? Sign in
You do not have an account? Register
Buy this image. Select the use:
Loading...
Title:
India: Ritual defloration, as pictured in the travels of Sir John Mandeville (c.1371).
Caption:
Ritual defloration, as pictured in the travels of Sir John Mandeville (1484 edition): 'Another isle is there, full fair and good and great, and full of people, where the custom is such, that the first night that they be married, they make another man to lie by their wives for to have their maidenhead: and therefore they take great hire and great thank'.
Credit:
Album / Pictures From History/Universal Images Group
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
Rights questions?
Image size:
4565 x 3833 px | 50.1 MB
Print size:
38.7 x 32.5 cm | 15.2 x 12.8 in (300 dpi)