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.
Fifteenth century
Terrence finally realized that Mime School was not for him.
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the book of the subtyl historyes and fables of Esope…
- Printed
- 1484
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 175)
Fourteenth century
Don’t touch this shit.
- From
- The Taymouth Hours
- Image from
- British Library, Yates Thompson MS 13
Fourteenth century
David revealing he has the stones to take on Goliath.
- From
- The Taymouth Hours
- Image from
- British Library, Yates Thompson MS 13
Fourteenth century
#Jawboned.
- From
- The Taymouth Hours
- Image from
- British Library, Yates Thompson MS 13
Fifteenth century
That awkward moment where, as a third wheel, you find yourself conversing with the sun.
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the book of the subtyl historyes and fables of Esope…
- Printed
- 1484
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 175)
Fifteenth century
Deep-throating a cock.
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the book of the subtyl historyes and fables of Esope…
- Printed
- 1484
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 175)
Fifteenth century
PUPPIES!
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the book of the subtyl historyes and fables of Esope…
- Printed
- 1484
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 175)
Fifteenth century
These rats: "Are those dicks?" "Yes. Those are almost certainly dicks."
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the book of the subtyl historyes and fables of Esope…
- Printed
- 1484
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 175)
Fifteenth century
OTD in 1484, the Ass Rebellion began with this blow.
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the book of the subtyl historyes and fables of Esope…
- Printed
- 1484
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 175)
Fifteenth century
A #NotA menagerie.
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the book of the subtyl historyes and fables of Esope…
- Printed
- 1484
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 175)
Fifteenth century
"My log has something to tell you." (@DAVID_LYNCH is really a @thecampaignbook)
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the book of the subtyl historyes and fables of Esope…
- Printed
- 1484
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 175)
Fifteenth century
This ox can’t even with this artist’s sense of proportion.
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the book of the subtyl historyes and fables of Esope…
- Printed
- 1484
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 175)
Fifteenth century
Who needs hunting when you’ve got that good good.
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the book of the subtyl historyes and fables of Esope…
- Printed
- 1484
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 175)
Fifteenth century
Woodcut Wednesday, 28 January 2015
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the book of the subtyl historyes and fables of Esope…
- Printed
- 1484
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 175)
Fifteenth century
TIL: Rams love a good snuff film.
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the book of the subtyl historyes and fables of Esope…
- Printed
- 1484
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 175)
Fifteenth century
This artist has never seen a lion before–he might not even be very familiar with people.
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the book of the subtyl historyes and fables of Esope…
- Printed
- 1484
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 175)
Fifteenth century
Inappropriate jazz hands.
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the book of the subtyl historyes and fables of Esope…
- Printed
- 1484
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 175)
Fifteenth century
Out, vile jelly! Where is thy lustre now?
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the book of the subtyl historyes and fables of Esope…
- Printed
- 1484
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 175)
Fifteenth century
Dafuq
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the book of the subtyl historyes and fables of Esope…
- Printed
- 1484
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 175)
Fifteenth century
Unsafe sex.
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the book of the subtyl historyes and fables of Esope…
- Printed
- 1484
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 175)
Fourteenth century
Rub-a-dub-YUM!
- From
- The Taymouth Hours
- Image from
- British Library, Yates Thompson MS 13
Fourteenth century
That moment when your dragon eats someone and their dress sticks in his throat.
- From
- The Taymouth Hours
- Image from
- British Library, Yates Thompson MS 13