Sixteenth century

Thug Lyfe.

Thug Lyfe.
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From
Robert Greene, A notable discouery of coosnage
Printed
London, 1591
Image from
Early English Books Online (STC 12279.7)

First posted on Twitter for #WoodcutWednesday on 15 April 2015: the original tweet.

Here endeth this leaf of the Commonplace Book, which ſheweth A notable discouery of coosnage (London, 1591), the work of Robert Greene and not of this preſs; only the caption is the Senſeſhaper’s. The image is from Early English Books Online (STC 12279.7). Copied into this book the fifteenth day of April, 2015. Finis.

Cite the original
Greene, Robert.
A notable discouery of coosnage.
London, 1591.
Early English Books Online (STC 12279.7).

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