Art, Symbol & Imagination
Europe: The Preludium
A dark-cloaked figure bends towards a smaller body beneath the heading Preludium. Handwritten verse flows below them among small serpentine and human forms. Blake’s illuminated page connects the opening voice of the prophecy with the paired bodies above it.
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William Blake. "Europe: The Preludium" [editorial title]. In Europe: A Prophecy, William Blake. Undated supplied digital facsimile, undated edition. Source scan leaf 9. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0273-0003
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A facsimile reproduction of William Blake’s illuminated book. Lettering and imagery are preserved together where they form a unified plate.
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William Blake. Europe: The Preludium. Europe: A Prophecy. Scan leaf 9. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0273-0003