Art, Symbol & Imagination
Dreaming about the Moon
A pale-robed woman rests on a couch beneath a crescent moon and starry sky. The elaborate border incorporates a long-necked animal-like ornament. The original caption names Dreaming about the Moon.
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Illustrator not identified. "Dreaming about the Moon" [editorial title]. In Hypnotism: Its Facts, Theories and Related Phenomena, Carl Sextus. D. Estes & Company historical edition, circa 1900; copyright 1893, 1900, D. Estes & Company. Source scan leaf 200. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0482-0196
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
A historical illustration from the book’s discussion of hypnotism and related beliefs. It does not validate the source’s period therapeutic or supernatural claims.
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Illustrator not identified. Dreaming about the Moon. Hypnotism: Its Facts, Theories and Related Phenomena. Scan leaf 200. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0482-0196