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
A man stands inside an inscribed circle among graves while a pale shrouded figure rises nearby.
A collection of crosses, monograms and small inscribed designs occupies the page.
Rows of circular seals enclose crosses, letters and small geometric signs.
Rows of distinctive sigils combine loops, crossed lines, crowned forms and small fantastic heads.
A goat-like figure emerges amid clouds and flames while a young man stands near a large inscribed circle.
A winged goat-headed figure sits above a globe with one hand raised and the other lowered.
Thirteen numbered objects range from long pointed blades to small handled implements and a bone-like form.
A large circular figure combines geometric stars with lettered bands and named points.
An inscribed circular boundary encloses a triangle, two candles and a small burning vessel.
A rectangular mirror filled with concentric rings stands between two tall candles above an inverted triangle.