Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Doors of Perception: Blake’s Plate 14
A long dark figure moves horizontally through orange and red flames above the prose. The lines below imagine the world consumed by fire before turning to corrosive printing and altered perception. The famous doors passage remains within the complete illuminated page that gives it its setting.
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William Blake. "The Doors of Perception: Blake’s Plate 14" [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 19. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0369-0014
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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 Doors of Perception: Blake’s Plate 14. The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. Scan leaf 19. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0369-0014