Sixteenth century

One of my favorite woodcut #NotALion. Oddly enough, in a treatise on physiognomy. The contemplation of mankinde. Printed by William Seres in London, 1571.

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)

First posted on Twitter as a #NotALion on 16 December 2017: the original tweet.

Here endeth this leaf of the Commonplace Book, which ſheweth The contemplation of mankinde contayning a singuler discourse after the art of… (1571), the work of Thomas Hill and not of this preſs; only the caption is the Senſeſhaper’s. The image is from Early English Books Online (STC 13482). Copied into this book the ſixteenth day of December, 2017. Finis.

Cite the original
Hill, Thomas.
The contemplation of mankinde contayning a singuler discourse after the art of….
1571.
Early English Books Online (STC 13482).

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