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.
Sixteenth century
Be careful when passing your bag of demons.
- From
- Stephen Batman, A christall glasse of christian reformation wherein the godly maye beholde the…
- Printed
- 1569
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 1581)
Sixteenth century
If you're old enough to play with your food, you're too old to breastfeed, Ralph.
- From
- Matthew Parker, The. holie. Bible. conteynyng the olde Testament and the newe.
- Printed
- 1568
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 2099)
The moment you realize you’re in a co-dependent relationship.
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 2099.2)
Make sure to read Apple’s terms and conditions, folks.
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 2099.2)
Remember the good old days when we let boys be boys?
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 2099.2)
Noah: "That flood thing sucked. After this prayer, I'm going to get fucking wasted."
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 2099.2)
We live in degenerate times. We need to revive traditional and Biblical family values.
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 2099.2)
Middle-school dances are always so awkward.
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 2099.2)
I too run away if someone tells me I have to remove my cape for love-making.
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 2099.2)
Terrible flatulence? Try this one great trick, and they’ll never know!
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 2099.2)
This is how we deal with a #NotALion round ‘ere.
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 2099.2)
Delilah to Sampson: Cut your hair, you hippie.
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 2099.2)
It’s summer. Even God loves the smell of a good barbeque.
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 2099.2)
The truth is out there.
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 2099.2)
B is for badass.
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 2099.2)
That's right. Rub that leg, Dave. RUB IT! …Now, lower… lower… I SAID LOWER, DAVE!
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 2099.2)
Seventeenth century
Found someone’s next book cover image.
- From
- William Lilly, Monarchy or no monarchy in England
- Printed
- London: for Humfrey Blunden, 1651
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (Wing L2228)
Seventeenth century
One of these things is not like the others, One of these things just doesn't belong…
- From
- William Lilly, Monarchy or no monarchy in England
- Printed
- London: for Humfrey Blunden, 1651
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (Wing L2228)
Seventeenth century
The Fancy Hats and Facial Hair gathering was starting to get too weird, even for Tony.
- From
- William Lilly, Monarchy or no monarchy in England
- Printed
- London: for Humfrey Blunden, 1651
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (Wing L2228)
