Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Opulence of Yahn
A tall cloaked figure occupies a great architectural opening above a compact crowd. Sharp contrasts between the dark arch and the pale forms give the scene its imposing scale. Captioned The Opulence of Yahn, Sime’s frontispiece belongs to Dunsany’s tale Usury.
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S. H. Sime. "The Opulence of Yahn" [editorial title]. In Time and the Gods, Lord Dunsany. 1906 edition, 1906, William Heinemann. Source scan leaf 9. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0229-0002
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S. H. Sime. The Opulence of Yahn. Time and the Gods. Scan leaf 9. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0229-0002