The Pornographic Renaissance Book That Originated in the Vatican | by Tim Gebhart | History of Yesterday
Combining explicit drawings and lewd poetry, “The Ways” was the first mass-produced book of pornography
I Modi or the Sixteen Pleasures
Last night I fell down a really deep rabbit hole and found this fascinating Renaissance book that was destroyed by the Church. Later editions/copies survived luckily. The Wikipedia page on it is absolutely mind boggling. I recommend.








