Discover historical illustrations by subject, artist and book.
Creation and rebellion in Blake’s illuminated plates.
Norwegian fairy tales illustrated by Kay Nielsen.
Four colour drawings from a 1908 Gnostic text.
From the dark wood to Paradise with Gustave Doré.
Ethelwynne Quail’s visions of the spirit world.
Art Deco studies of fear by John Vassos.
10 illustrations
Three views record different surfaces of a single elongated inscribed monument.
An irregular stone bears a circular sign, paired coils, angular devices and linked discs.
A cross with expanded arms occupies an irregular stone fragment, surrounded by small linear and dotted marks.
A seated woman occupies a pedimented architectural frame above a long inscription.
A frontal face projects from a rounded rocky surround, with deeply modelled eyes, ears and brow.
A horse pulls a two-wheeled vehicle carrying several figures with upright weapons.
A low coastal settlement leads the eye towards the steep island mount in the distance.
Compact geometric and figurative marks fill three horizontal compartments on a rectangular tablet.
Two unicorn supporters flank a crowned shield beneath flags and an elevated crest.
A map of Europe and the Mediterranean combines dense place labels with selected names in red.
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