Sixteenth century

The birth of the Antichrist.

From: Here begynneth the byrthe and lyfe of the moost false and deceytfull…
Printed: London: Wynkyn de Worde, ca. 1520–25
Image from: Early English Books Online (STC 670)

First posted on Twitter for #WoodcutWednesday on 10 February 2016: the original tweet.

Here endeth this leaf of the Commonplace Book, which ſheweth Here begynneth the byrthe and lyfe of the moost false and deceytfull… (London: Wynkyn de Worde, ca. 1520–25), the work of its first makers and not of this preſs; only the caption is the Senſeſhaper’s. The image is from Early English Books Online (STC 670). Copied into this book the tenth day of February, 2016. Finis.

Cite the original
Here begynneth the byrthe and lyfe of the moost false and deceytfull….
London: Wynkyn de Worde, ca. 1520–25.
Early English Books Online (STC 670).

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