Fourteenth century
The game is flawed!
- From
- The Romance of Alexander
- Image from
- Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 264
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.
Fourteenth century
Just a woman bathing in a tower.
- From
- The Romance of Alexander
- Image from
- Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 264
Fourteenth century
If there was one thing Rupert hated, it was those fucking butterflies.
- From
- The Romance of Alexander
- Image from
- Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 264
Fourteenth century
It's not the size of the sword in the fight. It's the number of swords in your face.
- From
- The Romance of Alexander
- Image from
- Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 264
Fourteenth century
Put your hand up if you don’t have herpes!
- From
- The Romance of Alexander
- Image from
- Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 264
Fourteenth century
"Enough of that monkey business, Pete. I have shit to do," fumed Sinclair.
- From
- The Romance of Alexander
- Image from
- Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 264
Fourteenth century
Just a rabbit playing a horn–or hitting a bong. Take your pick, still badass.
- From
- The Romance of Alexander
- Image from
- Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 264
Fourteenth century
That moment you discover you have a flower sprouting from your ass.
- From
- The Romance of Alexander
- Image from
- Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 264
Fourteenth century
There's always that one creepy guy who joins in your conga line uninvited.
- From
- The Romance of Alexander
- Image from
- Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 264
Fourteenth century
Interpretive dance routine.
- From
- The Romance of Alexander
- Image from
- Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 264
God and His angels kicking some demon ass. Douce 262
- Image from
- Bodleian Library, Douce 262
The creation and the Fall–now in one image! Douce 262
- Image from
- Bodleian Library, Douce 262
Fourteenth century
The Malone Society dance always gets out of control.
- From
- The Romance of Alexander
- Image from
- Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 264
Fourteenth century
That moment you happen upon a naked man bathing in the woods and he asks you to join him.
- From
- The Romance of Alexander
- Image from
- Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 264
Fourteenth century
1: Cut a hole in a box 2: Put your junk in that box 3: Make her open the box
- From
- The Romance of Alexander
- Image from
- Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 264