* ha ha ha ha * The year is 1503, and this jester is laughing at you from his woodcut, reader!
I am still laughing about this "ha ha ha ha". #skystorians
You may find this "ha ha ha ha" detail in this digitized book over here: www.digitale-sammlungen.de/de/details/b...

'Defensio Bulle Sixtine siue E...
'Defensio Bulle Sixtine siue Extrauagantis Graue nimis : per Alexandrum Sextum denuo revis[a]e restaurat[a]e ac confirmat[a]e Contra Sebastianum brant ... & omnes suos co[m]plices in furibunda nave secum fluctuantes' - Details | MDZ

Sickos #hahahaha galore.
Different edition, better details in the woodcut. This jester is having fun making fun of you! #hahahaha
Sickos #hahahaha.
Because some of you asked: yes, this is a monk laughing while being dressed as a jester. I so not know yet more about the background story of this print. But maybe you know and might want to share? #skystorians
From the woodcut spaces of #earlymodern #bookhistory to 2020s memes of the online worlds.