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[–] BossDj@lemm.ee 52 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] Blackout@fedia.io 20 points 1 week ago

This is just how they relaxed in the medieval times. Serfing is hard work.

[–] paranoia@feddit.dk 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Which book do these come from?

[–] grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org 24 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I did a reverse image search and it looks like the Chansonnier de Zeghere van Male.

Edit: Link to page of pdfs of it.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

Was just coming here to post the same. Here's an article with a lot more examples.

[–] BossDj@lemm.ee 12 points 1 week ago

Chansonnier de Zeghere van Male is a 16th-century songbook compiled in 1542 by the wealthy Bruges merchant Zeghere van Male (1504-1601).

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 39 points 1 week ago

shitscribing

[–] Hupf@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago