Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Prologue: Mummies and a Winged Head
Two upright mummy-like forms flank a short passage of verse beneath a radiant, winged head. A narrow ornamental bar closes the lower edge. This is the prologue frame in The Crucible of Dreams. The symmetrical border gives the words the appearance of an inscription held between ancient guardians, while the opening verse introduces the brass vessel that contains the poem’s shattered dreams.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Prologue: Mummies and a Winged Head" [editorial title]. In The Crucible of Dreams, Constantine Marrast Perkins. 1911 edition, 1911, Neale Publishing Co.. Source scan leaf 17. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0057-0011
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The Crucible of DreamsConstantine Marrast Perkins1911More from this book
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Illustrator not identified. The Prologue: Mummies and a Winged Head. The Crucible of Dreams. Scan leaf 17. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0057-0011