Art, Symbol & Imagination
The illuminated title page of The Book of Urizen
Arching branches surround the hand-lettered title of William Blake’s The Book of Urizen. Below it, a white-bearded figure crouches over an open book, bringing writing, the body and the enclosing natural forms into one design. The printed imprint names Lambeth and Blake and bears the date 1794.
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William Blake. "The illuminated title page of The Book of Urizen" [editorial title]. In The Book of Urizen, William Blake. undated edition. Source scan leaf 1. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/urizen-complete-01
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
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William Blake. The illuminated title page of The Book of Urizen. The Book of Urizen. Scan leaf 1. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/urizen-complete-01