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.
6 illustrations
Fine rays spread outward from a pale circle containing the words Love, Will and Wisdom.
Concentric circles and radiating divisions fill a broad circular chart.
A sun marked God stands above successive levels named Ideas, Principles, Laws and Essences.
A sun marked Light appears above a descending series of named colours.
Two columns compare colours beneath the headings Positive and Negative.
A small circle marks the natural Earth between horizontal bars of different lengths and shades.