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Judicial Corporal Punishment Of Women: Illustrations

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I love your work because of the amount of images in each story and because of the different points of view that you show and also because of the expressions on the faces of the victims.
Thank you very much, WillieJ, for sharing your work and making us enjoy so much. Congratulations.

All the best,
Dafnees
 
A special type of iron mask was the scold's bridle or brank ("mordacchia" in italian): a mask with additional extension (sometimes spiked) inside the mouth to make it difficult to the woman to speak:
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The spikes were used not only to make speaking difficult but also to "teach a woman control over her tongue". This meant that she had to keep her tongue flat and loose to avoid contact with the spikes.
 
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