Art, Symbol & Imagination
Mammon
A crowned armoured figure rises behind pale hills above a tiny city skyline. His raised fist and massive scale make the buildings below appear vulnerable. The title Mammon gives Horton’s giant the role of an embodiment of wealth and worldly power.
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W. T. Horton. "Mammon" [printed contents title]. In A Book of Images, W. T. Horton; introduction by W. B. Yeats. Illustrated 1898 edition, supplied as a digital scan, 1898, Unicorn Press. Source scan leaf 49. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/horton-mammon
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Title from the printed contents list. Editorial description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Title follows the printed contents. The complete source plate retains its paper tone, margins and signature. Description concerns visible forms rather than assigning a universal symbolic meaning.
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W. T. Horton. Mammon. A Book of Images. Scan leaf 49. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/horton-mammon