Art, Symbol & Imagination
Without Contraries Is No Progression
An elongated figure moves through orange flames above the engraved prose. A second group lies along the lower edge among dark forms and warm coloured ground. Between them Blake sets out the relation of attraction and repulsion, reason and energy, love and hate.
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William Blake. "Without Contraries Is No Progression" [editorial title]. In The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, William Blake. Complete27 historical engraved plates selected from the supplied1994Dover digital facsimile; modern editorial matter and separate typeset transcription excluded, 1994, Dover Publications. Source scan leaf 8. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0369-0003
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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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The Marriage of Heaven and HellWilliam Blake1994More from this book
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William Blake. Without Contraries Is No Progression. The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. Scan leaf 8. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0369-0003