Art, Symbol & Imagination
The White Shadow before the Last Human Pair
Two figures sit close together on ruined stone steps while a tall pale apparition stands before them. The glowing outline breaks the darkness around the remains of an ancient structure. The printed caption names the white shadow that addresses the novel’s last human pair.
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O. Guillonnet. "The White Shadow before the Last Human Pair" [editorial title]. In Omega: The Last Days of the World, Camille Flammarion; multiple illustrators credited in the supplied title. New York: The Cosmopolitan Publishing Company; undated title, copyright 1894 by J. B. Walker., undated edition, The Cosmopolitan Publishing Company. Source scan leaf 272. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0405-0266
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Descriptive title supplied for the visually reviewed historical illustration. The surrounding book presents the original author's interpretation.
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O. Guillonnet. The White Shadow before the Last Human Pair. Omega: The Last Days of the World. Scan leaf 272. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0405-0266