I went camping in Norfolk last week and between the campfires and the swimming I visited St Nicholas Church, Salthouse, where many of the pews have graffiti cut into them. The cuts and lines were mostly it seems the work of 17th and 18th century children, bored by the sermon. There are initials, names, dates, and – Salthouse having once been a port – a series of crude but detailed representations of ships. Here are a few examples.
Thanks for a provocative discussion and the link between grafitti to Sterne. I am intrigued about the idea that Sterne was making what we now call an "artists book".
Thanks for a provocative discussion and the link between grafitti to Sterne. I am intrigued about the idea that Sterne was making what we now call an "artists book".