Occult Literature
The Rizzio Vision: Facsimile of a Claimed Inscription
The name Rizzio dominates a framed design with French phrases and thistle-like corner ornaments. Andrew Lang explains that the engraving derives from Major Buckley’s rough copy of a drawing made by a hypnotised officer who claimed to see a document associated with Mary, Queen of Scots. Lang examines the claim critically. The image is a reproduction within that evidential debate, rather than a facsimile authenticated as Rizzio’s handwriting.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Rizzio Vision: Facsimile of a Claimed Inscription" [editorial title]. In The Book of Dreams and Ghosts, Andrew Lang. 1897, Longmans, Green, and Co.. Source scan leaf 56. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0053-0050
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Illustrator not identified. The Rizzio Vision: Facsimile of a Claimed Inscription. The Book of Dreams and Ghosts. Scan leaf 56. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0053-0050