Sixteenth century
Beauty Disfigured.
- From
- John Lydgate, Here begynneth the boke of Iohan Bochas
- Printed
- London: Richard Pynson, 1527
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 3176)
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
Before monster trucks, men had other ways of overcompensating.
- From
- Thomas Malory, The story of the moste noble and worthy kynge Arthur
- Printed
- London: William Copland, 1557
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 804)
Sixteenth century
When the pictures on Zillow made the house look grander and much larger.
- From
- Thomas Malory, The story of the moste noble and worthy kynge Arthur
- Printed
- London: William Copland, 1557
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 804)
Sixteenth century
When some idiot talks about his “man-cave.”
- From
- Thomas Malory, The story of the moste noble and worthy kynge Arthur
- Printed
- London: William Copland, 1557
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 804)
Sixteenth century
Early modern Spider-Man vs. a #NotALion.
- From
- Thomas Malory, The story of the moste noble and worthy kynge Arthur
- Printed
- London: William Copland, 1557
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 804)
Sixteenth century
When you're supposed to be fighting, but you instead have a dance party.
- From
- Thomas Malory, The story of the moste noble and worthy kynge Arthur
- Printed
- London: William Copland, 1557
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 804)
Sixteenth century
#BuddyDeath. Sure, he looks cute and fun, but his finger guns are … deadly.
- From
- The kalender of shepherdes
- Printed
- London: Wynkyn de Worde, 1528
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 22411)
Sixteenth century
When your hair game is en fuego.
- From
- Pergaminus Nicolaus, [The dialoges of creatures moralysed Applyably and edificatyfly, to euery mery and…
- Printed
- 1530
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 6815)
Sixteenth century
Venomous, be damned. This is the cutest little “serpent” family.
- From
- Pergaminus Nicolaus, [The dialoges of creatures moralysed Applyably and edificatyfly, to euery mery and…
- Printed
- 1530
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 6815)
Sixteenth century
Dendrophilia. The struggle is real.
- From
- Pergaminus Nicolaus, [The dialoges of creatures moralysed Applyably and edificatyfly, to euery mery and…
- Printed
- 1530
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 6815)
Sixteenth century
When that one dude in class tries to copy your look.
- From
- Pergaminus Nicolaus, [The dialoges of creatures moralysed Applyably and edificatyfly, to euery mery and…
- Printed
- 1530
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 6815)
Sixteenth century
That one friend that makes you laugh so hard, you cry.
- From
- Geffrey Whitney, A choice of emblemes, and other deuises, for the moste parte gathered…
- Printed
- 1586
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 25438)
Seventeenth century
Uber’s PR guy this week.
- From
- Henry Peacham, Minerua Britanna or A garden of heroical deuises furnished, and adorned with…
- Printed
- 1612
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 19511)
Sixteenth century
You can’t prepare for an angel drive-by.
- From
- Geffrey Whitney, A choice of emblemes, and other deuises, for the moste parte gathered…
- Printed
- 1586
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 25438)
Sixteenth century
A sexy #NotAnElephant with some killer, long legs. (With bonus #NotALion)
- From
- Geffrey Whitney, A choice of emblemes, and other deuises, for the moste parte gathered…
- Printed
- 1586
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 25438)
Sixteenth century
Backseat drivers are terrible, but piggy-back drivers are even worse.
- From
- Geffrey Whitney, A choice of emblemes, and other deuises, for the moste parte gathered…
- Printed
- 1586
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 25438)
Sixteenth century
SHARE IF YOU AGREE!
- From
- Geffrey Whitney, A choice of emblemes, and other deuises, for the moste parte gathered…
- Printed
- 1586
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 25438)
Sixteenth century
Armed with folk tales about storks, Rafe developed a fool-proof birth-control method.
- From
- Geffrey Whitney, A choice of emblemes, and other deuises, for the moste parte gathered…
- Printed
- 1586
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 25438)
Sixteenth century
When he takes your invitation to see your water wheel as some sort of euphemism.
- From
- Geffrey Whitney, A choice of emblemes, and other deuises, for the moste parte gathered…
- Printed
- 1586
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 25438)
Sixteenth century
A splendid #NotADolphin.
- From
- Geffrey Whitney, A choice of emblemes, and other deuises, for the moste parte gathered…
- Printed
- 1586
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 25438)
Sixteenth century
“Dammit, Carl. Stop looking at my junk, my eyes are down here.”
- From
- Geffrey Whitney, A choice of emblemes, and other deuises, for the moste parte gathered…
- Printed
- 1586
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 25438)
Sixteenth century
When there’s only one chaperone on the school trip.
- From
- Geffrey Whitney, A choice of emblemes, and other deuises, for the moste parte gathered…
- Printed
- 1586
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 25438)