#WoodcutWednesday

Woodcuts from early printed books, posted on Twitter every Wednesday from 2012, with a caption apiece.

Seventeenth century

"How do I represent the will?" -"A woman with her own face on a jug of beer?" "Done."

From: John Davies, A work for none but angels & men that is to be…
Printed: 1658
Image from: Early English Books Online (Wing D410)

Seventeenth century

"How do I represent the Understanding?" -"Got it. Place a sun-face in a lady's hand."

From: John Davies, A work for none but angels & men that is to be…
Printed: 1658
Image from: Early English Books Online (Wing D410)

Seventeenth century

Memory as an act of writing.

From: John Davies, A work for none but angels & men that is to be…
Printed: 1658
Image from: Early English Books Online (Wing D410)

Seventeenth century

Seeing, smelling, hearing, and feeling. Sadly, no image for tasting.

From: John Davies, A work for none but angels & men that is to be…
Printed: 1658
Image from: Early English Books Online (Wing D410)

Seventeenth century

#PokemonGO gets weirder and weirder.

From: Francis Quarles, Emblemes
Printed: London: G. Miller, sold by John Marriot, 1635
Image from: Early English Books Online (STC 20540)

Seventeenth century

Even angels love

From: Francis Quarles, Emblemes
Printed: London: G. Miller, sold by John Marriot, 1635
Image from: Early English Books Online (STC 20540)

Seventeenth century

That moment when someone catches you playing

From: Francis Quarles, Emblemes
Printed: London: G. Miller, sold by John Marriot, 1635
Image from: Early English Books Online (STC 20540)

Seventeenth century

That moment when you catch a Scyther.

From: Francis Quarles, Emblemes
Printed: London: G. Miller, sold by John Marriot, 1635
Image from: Early English Books Online (STC 20540)

Seventeenth century

When someone drops incense at the local park.

From: Francis Quarles, Emblemes
Printed: London: G. Miller, sold by John Marriot, 1635
Image from: Early English Books Online (STC 20540)

Seventeenth century

Early modern Pokemon.

From: Francis Quarles, Emblemes
Printed: London: G. Miller, sold by John Marriot, 1635
Image from: Early English Books Online (STC 20540)

Seventeenth century

When you take your local gym, but you know Valor is just down the block.

From: Francis Quarles, Emblemes
Printed: London: G. Miller, sold by John Marriot, 1635
Image from: Early English Books Online (STC 20540)

Seventeenth century

When he’s super cute, but you get close and he has that stank breath.

From: Francis Quarles, Emblemes
Printed: London: G. Miller, sold by John Marriot, 1635
Image from: Early English Books Online (STC 20540)

Seventeenth century

Early modern Pokemon.

From: Francis Quarles, Emblemes
Printed: London: G. Miller, sold by John Marriot, 1635
Image from: Early English Books Online (STC 20540)

Does this guy remind anyone else of @realDonaldTrump in both appearance and spirit?

Woodcut Wednesday, 29 March 2017

"Do you think they'll get that his face is buried in an ass's ass?" "Hmmmm. Better add poo to make sure." "Done."

I’m sexy and I know it…

Image from: Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France

Overcompensating man.

Image from: Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France

I don’t think acupuncture will help fix that.

Image from: Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France

My spirit animal.

Image from: Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France

Duckface. Ruining selfies since the seventeenth century.

Image from: Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France

Emojis have gotten weird.

Image from: Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France

Before Steampunk, there was Bellowspunk.

Image from: Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France

All of these look like they could have been done by Doctor Seuss, but damn…

Image from: Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France