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
A capped scholar raises one hand beside a window filled with round panes.
A large view of the back of a hand sits above a smaller view of its palm.
Two views compare the back and palm of a slender hand with long, pointed fingers.
Names and planetary symbols cover a large open palm.
Nine small diagrams compare spots, sister lines, forked endings and tangled endings.
A plain outline of an open hand contains a dense network of straight and curved marks.
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