In 1626, a Cambridge fishwife sliced open a cod, only to find a gelatinous, half-dissolved manuscript inside. It was published the next year under the name "Vox Piscis or, the Bookfish." At this point, why not get your news from inside a dead fish? #earlymodern #bookfish https://archive.org/details/bim_early-english-books-1475-1640_vox-piscis-or-the-book_frith-john_1626/page/n1/mode/2up