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.
9 illustrations
A blue-robed man raises both hands towards trees engulfed in orange flames.
A long-bearded man with a small cap stands before a carved architectural corner carrying a leafy flowering branch.
A long-bearded sage in flowing robes sits sideways upon a small horned ox.
A bearded man in broad robes sits on a low rock or root while a young attendant stands nearby holding a long object.
A narrow broken saw blade lies above a broad U-shaped ploughshare pierced by square holes.
A broad spade, a pointed sword blade and a corroded halberd component are arranged vertically.
A small knife with a curved handle lies above a round mirror covered in relief ornament.
Two round metal samples appear above a sand mould with a curling animal design.
Two pointed blade sections appear above a magnified metallic texture and small cross-sectional diagrams.
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