Art, Symbol & Imagination
Riding the Athaleb above the Sea
Two small figures sit together behind the neck of an immense winged creature. Its broad body and outstretched membranes sweep across the pale sea. Gaul illustrates the athaleb carrying the fugitives away from the Kosekin.
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Gilbert Gaul. "Riding the Athaleb above the Sea" [editorial title]. In A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder, Author not named on supplied title page; illustrations by Gilbert Gaul. 1888 Harper & Brothers illustrated printing; title page does not name the author, 1888, Harper & Brothers. Source scan leaf 253. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0282-0246
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Gilbert Gaul. Riding the Athaleb above the Sea. A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder. Scan leaf 253. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0282-0246