#WoodcutWednesday
Woodcuts from early printed books, posted on Twitter every Wednesday from 2012, with a caption apiece.
Sixteenth century
When your best friend tells you he has slept with your bae.
- From
- Thomas Hill, The contemplation of mankinde contayning a singuler discourse after the art of…
- Printed
- 1571
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 13482)
Sixteenth century
Eyebrows on fleek.
- From
- Thomas Hill, The contemplation of mankinde contayning a singuler discourse after the art of…
- Printed
- 1571
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 13482)
Sixteenth century
When two small leaves will conceal the entirety of your man’s junk.
- From
- Thomas Hill, The contemplation of mankinde contayning a singuler discourse after the art of…
- Printed
- 1571
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 13482)
Sixteenth century
When some douche starts bothering you in the club.
- From
- Thomas Hill, The contemplation of mankinde contayning a singuler discourse after the art of…
- Printed
- 1571
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 13482)
Sixteenth century
Checke out thys fukkyn hipsteyre.
- From
- Thomas Hill, The contemplation of mankinde contayning a singuler discourse after the art of…
- Printed
- 1571
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 13482)
Sixteenth century
When you wake up and discover that you've drunkenly made the wrong face tattoo choices.
- From
- Thomas Hill, The contemplation of mankinde contayning a singuler discourse after the art of…
- Printed
- 1571
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 13482)
Sixteenth century
When you wake up and discover that you've drunkenly made the right face tattoo choices.
- From
- Thomas Hill, The contemplation of mankinde contayning a singuler discourse after the art of…
- Printed
- 1571
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 13482)
Sixteenth century
When your friend gets a new haircut and you have to tell them it looks nice.
- From
- Thomas Hill, The contemplation of mankinde contayning a singuler discourse after the art of…
- Printed
- 1571
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 13482)
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Sixteenth century
When you talk about Twitter to people who don’t use Twitter.
- From
- Thomas Hill, The contemplation of mankinde contayning a singuler discourse after the art of…
- Printed
- 1571
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 13482)
Sixteenth century
When your friend is being the creepy dude at the club.
- From
- Thomas Hill, The contemplation of mankinde contayning a singuler discourse after the art of…
- Printed
- 1571
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 13482)
Sixteenth century
When you wear a hat thinking *you* were having a bad hair day.
- From
- Thomas Hill, The contemplation of mankinde contayning a singuler discourse after the art of…
- Printed
- 1571
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 13482)
Seventeenth century
Picture me rollin’.
- From
- Thomas Coryate, Thomas Coriate traueller for the English vvits: greeting From the court of…
- Printed
- 1616
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 5811)
