Sixteenth century
GAAAAH!
- From
- Stephen Batman, The doome warning all men to the iudgemente
- Printed
- London: Ralph Newbery, 1581
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 1582)
#WoodcutWednesday
Woodcuts from early printed books, posted on Twitter every Wednesday from 2012, with a caption apiece.
Sixteenth century
Early Modern Big Bird was a lot more terrifying.
- From
- Stephen Batman, The doome warning all men to the iudgemente
- Printed
- London: Ralph Newbery, 1581
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 1582)
Sixteenth century
Just posting this because I want to make sure to keep it in mind for a future woodcut.
- From
- Stephen Batman, The doome warning all men to the iudgemente
- Printed
- London: Ralph Newbery, 1581
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 1582)
Sixteenth century
When you know you’re having a good hair day.
- From
- Stephen Batman, The doome warning all men to the iudgemente
- Printed
- London: Ralph Newbery, 1581
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 1582)
Sixteenth century
Tyler took his #TwitterHeart boycott a little too seriously.
- From
- Stephen Batman, The doome warning all men to the iudgemente
- Printed
- London: Ralph Newbery, 1581
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 1582)
Sixteenth century
When your partner unexpectedly wakes you up from a nap.
- From
- Stephen Batman, The doome warning all men to the iudgemente
- Printed
- London: Ralph Newbery, 1581
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 1582)
Fifteenth century
The Four Elements: Earth, Water, Lettuce, Spaghetti.
- From
- Bartholomaeus Anglicus, Bartholomeus de proprietatibus rerum
- Printed
- Westminster: Wynkyn de Worde, 1495
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 1536)
Fifteenth century
Worst. Nap. Ever.
- From
- Bartholomaeus Anglicus, Bartholomeus de proprietatibus rerum
- Printed
- Westminster: Wynkyn de Worde, 1495
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 1536)
Fifteenth century
Philip the Foot-Fetishist was never invited to another anatomy.
- From
- Bartholomaeus Anglicus, Bartholomeus de proprietatibus rerum
- Printed
- Westminster: Wynkyn de Worde, 1495
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 1536)
Fifteenth century
I think I've found the worst woodcut of a #NotAnElephant ever. (With bonus #NotALion)
- From
- Bartholomaeus Anglicus, Bartholomeus de proprietatibus rerum
- Printed
- Westminster: Wynkyn de Worde, 1495
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 1536)
When you’re storming the castle, but you only have one horse.
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 1101.5)
Just a few dudes stroking their swords.
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 1101.5)
Seventeenth century
Dirty Randy always made everyone uncomfortable when he played grab ass from the throne.
- From
- The fall of Babylon in vsurping ecclesiastical power and offices And the…
- Printed
- 1634
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 1101)
When he lied about his height on his Tinder profile.
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 1101.5)
Seventeenth century
"I really want a castle by the water." -"It will obscure the riders." "Fuck it. Done."
- From
- The fall of Babylon in vsurping ecclesiastical power and offices And the…
- Printed
- 1634
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 1101)
"Now this is how you add severed bits to a battle scene, Randall. BOOM!"
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 1101.5)
Sixteenth century
When you realize you ended that conference call with “I love you.”
- From
- Andrew Boorde, The fyrst boke of the introduction of knowledge
- Printed
- London: William Copland, 1555?
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 3383)
Sixteenth century
Apparently, “Latyn” men have no chins or necks.
- From
- Andrew Boorde, The fyrst boke of the introduction of knowledge
- Printed
- London: William Copland, 1555?
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 3383)
Sixteenth century
"Shit on me again, and I'm going to stuff you into another bird and roast you."
- From
- Andrew Boorde, The fyrst boke of the introduction of knowledge
- Printed
- London: William Copland, 1555?
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 3383)
Sixteenth century
“Manscaping, motherfucker.”
- From
- Andrew Boorde, The fyrst boke of the introduction of knowledge
- Printed
- London: William Copland, 1555?
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 3383)
Sixteenth century
Adam fails to read Apple’s terms and conditions.
- From
- The myrrour & dyscrypcyon of the worlde
- Printed
- London: Laurence Andrewe, 1527
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 24764)
Sixteenth century
When you find a book that already makes the argument you were writing about.
- From
- The myrrour & dyscrypcyon of the worlde
- Printed
- London: Laurence Andrewe, 1527
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 24764)