Seventeenth century

Early modern Pokemon.

From: Francis Quarles, Emblemes
Printed: London: G. Miller, sold by John Marriot, 1635
Image from: Early English Books Online (STC 20540)

First posted on Twitter for #WoodcutWednesday on 20 July 2016: the original tweet.

Here endeth this leaf of the Commonplace Book, which ſheweth Emblemes (London: G. Miller, sold by John Marriot, 1635), the work of Francis Quarles and not of this preſs; only the caption is the Senſeſhaper’s. The image is from Early English Books Online (STC 20540). Copied into this book the twentieth day of July, 2016. Finis.

Cite the original
Quarles, Francis.
Emblemes.
London: G. Miller, sold by John Marriot, 1635.
Early English Books Online (STC 20540).

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