Sixteenth century

When your neighbor decides your garden fountain is an excellent place to bathe.

When your neighbor decides your garden fountain is an excellent place to bathe.
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Pius II, Here begynneth the egloges of Alexa[n]der Barclay prest wherof the fyrst thre…
Printed
1530
Image from
Early English Books Online (STC 1384)

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 egloges of Alexa[n]der Barclay prest wherof the fyrst thre… (1530), the work of Pius II and not of this preſs; only the caption is the Senſeſhaper’s. The image is from Early English Books Online (STC 1384). Copied into this book the tenth day of February, 2016. Finis.

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Pius II.
Here begynneth the egloges of Alexa[n]der Barclay prest wherof the fyrst thre….
1530.
Early English Books Online (STC 1384).

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