What @Nero imagines feminism looks like.
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 6452)
#WoodcutWednesday
Woodcuts from early printed books, posted on Twitter every Wednesday from 2012, with a caption apiece.
Sixteenth century
There might be a slight problem with this depiction of the Trojan Horse…
- From
- John Lydgate, The hystorye, sege and dystruccyon of Troye
- Printed
- 1513
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 5579)
“That’s not how digging works, Dave.”
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 7260)
"I'd love to help you with your dragon problem, miss, but I owe Randall the next round."
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 7260)
Noah's drunkenness from the 1523 ix Drunkardes, cautioning against strong drink.
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 7260)
The sins of Sodom as represented in The ix Drunkardes (1523).
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 7260)
Judith decapitates Holofernes. ix Drunkardes, 1523.
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 7260)
Beware the #GodHand.
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 7260)
When your dinner party gets out of control.
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 7260)
Fifteenth century
When you find a recently published book that scoops your research.
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the prologue of the first booke of Esope
- Printed
- London: Richard Pynson, 1497
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 176)
Fifteenth century
"They're going to recongize that I'm a lion and be terrified," hoped this #NotALion.
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the prologue of the first booke of Esope
- Printed
- London: Richard Pynson, 1497
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 176)
Fifteenth century
When you're so bored as a third-wheel that you start a conversation with the sun.
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the prologue of the first booke of Esope
- Printed
- London: Richard Pynson, 1497
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 176)
Fifteenth century
One of Aesop’s lesser-known fables: Two rats and the dick factory.
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the prologue of the first booke of Esope
- Printed
- London: Richard Pynson, 1497
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 176)
Fifteenth century
Just a man beating his serpent.
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the prologue of the first booke of Esope
- Printed
- London: Richard Pynson, 1497
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 176)
Fifteenth century
Aesop’s fable of the #NotALion and the Rat.
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the prologue of the first booke of Esope
- Printed
- London: Richard Pynson, 1497
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 176)
Fifteenth century
"One day my log will have something to say about this. My log saw something that night."
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the prologue of the first booke of Esope
- Printed
- London: Richard Pynson, 1497
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 176)
Fifteenth century
“#NotALion, meet #NotAnElephant. #NotAnElephant, #NotALion.”
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the prologue of the first booke of Esope
- Printed
- London: Richard Pynson, 1497
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 176)
Fifteenth century
When you're holding a spear, and there's no one around to light your bowl.
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the prologue of the first booke of Esope
- Printed
- London: Richard Pynson, 1497
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 176)
Fifteenth century
"Are dogs or rabbits bigger?" -"They're about the same size, really." "Okay."
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the prologue of the first booke of Esope
- Printed
- London: Richard Pynson, 1497
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 176)
Fifteenth century
Even this wolf knows this isn’t how you draw a skull.
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the prologue of the first booke of Esope
- Printed
- London: Richard Pynson, 1497
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 176)
Fifteenth century
“Are frogs or oxen bigger?” -“Oxen–but only just slightly.” “Done.”
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the prologue of the first booke of Esope
- Printed
- London: Richard Pynson, 1497
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 176)
Fifteenth century
When it’s 3 AM and people start getting naked at your party.
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the prologue of the first booke of Esope
- Printed
- London: Richard Pynson, 1497
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 176)
Fifteenth century
Well, y’all. I just found a #NotAPanther.
- From
- Aesop, Here begynneth the prologue of the first booke of Esope
- Printed
- London: Richard Pynson, 1497
- Image from
- Early English Books Online (STC 176)