The Commonplace Book

Woodcuts and pictures from other people’s books, copied out with a caption apiece, as early modern readers kept commonplace books. First gathered on Twitter: #WoodcutWednesday, #NotALion and the manuscripts.

Nothing in this drawer yet.

The Senseshaper Press printer’s device
Dedigitizing the Archive

Shaping Woodcuts · Senſeſhaper Preſs · Shaping Sense

Set in EB Garamond, 1456 Gutenberg and JSL Ancient.