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   Daniel Bellingradt (dbellingradt@historians.social)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Apr-2024 00:41:49 JST Daniel Bellingradt

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   Let's start with the abbreviated warning "WEWEWEDENME" featured on the fish skin. In German this stands for "Wehe, Wehe, Wehe den Menschen".

   This warning fish was part of a hand-colored broadside published in 1616 #Augsburg. If you fancy a detailed look at the single sheet print yourself, zoom in here: http://diglib.hab.de/drucke/38-25-aug-2f-801r/start.htm

   But what was the print all about? And why is god delivering a warning message on fish skin you may ask? Well, let's follow this thread.

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     Daniel Bellingradt (dbellingradt@historians.social)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Apr-2024 00:41:50 JST Daniel Bellingradt

     WEWEWEDENME - what?

     Fancy a story of a wonderfish with 2 human legs, a sword, 2 pikes, and a godly warning on the fish skin? Welcome to #earlymodern Europe's world of publishing: this fish story hit the news in 1616, just 2 years before the #ThirtyYearsWar broke out, and used an unusual warning code: WEWEWEDENME - in German: Wehe, Wehe, Wehe den Menschen. Let's start a thread. #histodons #bookhistory #mediahistory #history

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