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
Camels and travellers cross a broad desert landscape beneath pyramids and palms.
A dark cubical structure stands within a broad courtyard surrounded by arcades and hillside buildings.
A multi-storey building with an open central entrance stands behind trees and a street frontage.
A central text panel is surrounded by a tall pylon-like frame filled with small figures and symbols.
A company of robed figures presses towards the dark hanging fabric at the edge of a great structure.
A group of men wears elaborate robes, headdresses and insignia in a formal studio arrangement.
Long low buildings extend across a broad lawn beneath leafless trees.
Four buildings range from a compact city block to a domed complex, twin-towered entrance and monumental street facade.
A monumental tower rises in diminishing stages above a long low building with a pillared entrance.
Names and small emblems form two long sequences connected by branching lines.
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