Sixteenth century

Melancholy Bardus is melancholy.

From: Raphael Holinshed, The firste volume of the chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande
Printed: London: for John Hunne, 1577
Image from: Early English Books Online (STC 13568)

First posted on Twitter for #WoodcutWednesday on 8 April 2015: the original tweet.

Here endeth this leaf of the Commonplace Book, which ſheweth The firste volume of the chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande (London: for John Hunne, 1577), the work of Raphael Holinshed and not of this preſs; only the caption is the Senſeſhaper’s. The image is from Early English Books Online (STC 13568). Copied into this book the eighth day of April, 2015. Finis.

Cite the original
Holinshed, Raphael.
The firste volume of the chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande.
London: for John Hunne, 1577.
Early English Books Online (STC 13568).

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