Deformed beauty and yet a beautiful deformity
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"Quid facit illa ridicula monstruositas, mira quaedam deformis formositas ac formosa deformitas? Quid ibi immundae simiae? Quid Feri leones? Quid monstruosi centauri? Quid semihomines? Quid maculosae tigrides? Quid milites pugnantes? Quid venatores tubicinantes?" is a citation from "Apologia ad Guillelmum" by Bernard of Clairvaux.
English translation
- "What is that ridiculous monstrosity doing, an amazing kind of deformed beauty and yet a beautiful deformity? What are the filthy apes doing there? The fierce lions? The monstrous centaurs? The creatures, part man and part beast?"
Dutch translation
- "Wat moet die belachelijke monstrositeit, die gedeformeerde vormenpracht, die prachtig vormgegeven deformatie? Waarom toch die vieze apen? Die woeste leeuwen? Die monsterlijke centauren? Die halfmensen? Die gevlekte tijgers?[1]
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