Art, Symbol & Imagination
The House on the Pinnacle at the Edge of the World
Original caption: One House on the Pinnacle Looking Over the Edge of the World
Small buildings and a long stair cling to a great rocky pinnacle surrounded by pale mist. A second isolated spire rises across the gulf. Sime’s caption places one house on the pinnacle looking over the edge of the world, making the precarious setting the plate’s central wonder.
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Citation
S. H. Sime. "The House on the Pinnacle at the Edge of the World" [source caption]. In The Last Book of Wonder, Lord Dunsany; illustrations by S. H. Sime. Supplied illustrated edition from John W. Luce & Company, undated edition, John W. Luce & Company. Source scan leaf 6. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/sime-house-on-the-pinnacle
Source details
Title from the printed caption. Editorial description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Source-caption title. The complete original scanned page is retained, including its caption, paper, annotations and library perforations. No identification with a particular story or place is inferred from the frontispiece alone.
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From the book
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Cite this illustration
S. H. Sime. The House on the Pinnacle at the Edge of the World. The Last Book of Wonder. Scan leaf 6. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/sime-house-on-the-pinnacle