Occult Literature
Death Walking the Earth
A hooded skeleton holds an hourglass and rests a long scythe against its shoulder. A gravestone and the curved ground place the figure within a small landscape. The illustration accompanies the volume’s discussion of the mythical origin of death.
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Illustrator not identified. "Death Walking the Earth" [editorial title]. In The Encyclopaedia of Death and Life in the Spirit-World, Volume I, J. R. Francis. Volume I, fourth edition, 1903, The Progressive Thinker Publishing House. Source scan leaf 15. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0219-0008
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
A historical illustration from the exact library edition. Reproduction records the source and does not verify its supernatural claims.
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Illustrator not identified. Death Walking the Earth. The Encyclopaedia of Death and Life in the Spirit-World, Volume I. Scan leaf 15. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0219-0008