The 16th and 17th centuries saw the emergence of a popular press in the form of cheap, mass-produced 'broadsides', often containing humorous images or ballads. These examples of woodcut illustrations from the publications are some of the most interesting from the British Library's collection and include satirical depictions of contemporary events such as the Civil War, fantastical beasts, cautionary tales and carousing and bawdy behaviour.
The invention of the printing press led to an explosion of cheap printed materials in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Ballads were no longer confined to the soapbox. Mass communication was now possible. The broadsides pasted on walls and disseminated among the masses, together with the written ballads hawked at street corners, represented the zeitgeist of popular culture in early modern Europe. Frequently designed in 'blackletter' gothic type and accompanied with distinctive woodcut illustrations, this dynamic, lively form encompassed the obsessions and characteristic humour of the times. This beautifully designed book with a foreword by Reece Shearsmith highlights some of the most striking and amusing examples from the British Library's collections and provides brief commentary on the political and social background of the times. Frequent topics of illustration include monsters, witches, criminals, drinking, war and politics.
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