Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Red-Robed Figure and the Open Book
A red-robed figure sits behind an open book with a great dark wing spread to either side. Two pale winged bodies bend towards a small star-like form below. Blake arranges the three levels of figure, book and light above a compact field of verse.
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William Blake. "The Red-Robed Figure and the Open Book" [editorial title]. In Europe: A Prophecy, William Blake. Undated supplied digital facsimile, undated edition. Source scan leaf 19. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0273-0013
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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. The Red-Robed Figure and the Open Book. Europe: A Prophecy. Scan leaf 19. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0273-0013