Occult Literature
Incense, Elephants and a Procession: Magical Art Plate
Decorated elephants carry seated figures above a dense gathering. Parasols and a tall standard extend upward, while people in the foreground carry vessels and instruments through the procession. The printed caption identifies a scene during which incense is burned. Reproduced in The Great Book of Magical Art, the plate combines ceremonial movement with the imposing scale of the animals and their riders.
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Illustrator not identified. "Incense, Elephants and a Procession: Magical Art Plate" [editorial title]. In The Great Book of Magical Art, Hindu Magic and East Indian Occultism, L. W. de Laurence. Undated copy; twelfth edition revised 1914, undated edition, The de Laurence Company. Source scan leaf 21. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0091-0021
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- The Great Book of Magical Art, Hindu Magic and East Indian Occultism
- A procession following the lifted figure
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Illustrator not identified. Incense, Elephants and a Procession: Magical Art Plate. The Great Book of Magical Art, Hindu Magic and East Indian Occultism. Scan leaf 21. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0091-0021