Sixteenth century

If you're old enough to play with your food, you're too old to breastfeed, Ralph.

If you're old enough to play with your food, you're too old to breastfeed, Ralph.
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From
Matthew Parker, The. holie. Bible. conteynyng the olde Testament and the newe.
Printed
1568
Image from
Early English Books Online (STC 2099)

First posted on Twitter for #WoodcutWednesday on 3 June 2015: the original tweet.

Here endeth this leaf of the Commonplace Book, which ſheweth The. holie. Bible. conteynyng the olde Testament and the newe. (1568), the work of Matthew Parker and not of this preſs; only the caption is the Senſeſhaper’s. The image is from Early English Books Online (STC 2099). Copied into this book the third day of June, 2015. Finis.

Cite the original
Parker, Matthew.
The. holie. Bible. conteynyng the olde Testament and the newe.
1568.
Early English Books Online (STC 2099).

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