H. Deresiewicz 1985 <p>In the middle of the 15^th century, shortly after Gutenberg&rsquo;s invention of printing using individual lead type, the first illustrated broadsides (or broadsheets) began appearing in southern Germany.&nbsp; Usually printed on one side of a sheet of paper, they consisted of a woodcut illustration, sometimes colored, either by hand or by stencil, and several columns of text, often in verse.&nbsp; The appeal of the publications to the mass reader was often stimulated by sensationalism in word and picture, somewhat like that purveyed today&rsquo;s tabloid press.&nbsp; What follows are woodcuts and portions of the text from 16^th to 17^th century broadsheets that describe earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.</p> <p>This article is an excerpt from Deresiewicz, H., 1982, Some 16th century European earthquakes as depicted in contemporary sources: Bulletin Seismological Society of America, vol. 72, p 507-523.</p> application/pdf en U.S. Government Printing Office 16th century European earthquakes described in some contemporary woodcuts article