Art, Symbol & Imagination
Al Aaraaf: The Temple among the Stars
A delicate domed temple stands among bright clusters of cloud and points of starlight. Pale columns appear almost suspended in the dark sky. The vignette belongs to Al Aaraaf, Poe’s imagined celestial realm of beauty beyond ordinary earthly life.
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Edmund Dulac. "Al Aaraaf: The Temple among the Stars" [editorial title]. In The Bells and Other Poems, Edgar Allan Poe; illustrated by Edmund Dulac. New York and London: Hodder and Stoughton; undated title; illustrations by Edmund Dulac., undated edition, Hodder and Stoughton. Source scan leaf 105. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0417-0095
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Edmund Dulac. Al Aaraaf: The Temple among the Stars. The Bells and Other Poems. Scan leaf 105. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0417-0095