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 spread-armed human form occupies concentric circles within a vast enclosing figure and ornate rectangular frame.
A standing man extends both arms across a square grid filled with measuring lines and diagonal chords.
A human figure spreads its arms and legs within a shaded circle and a large square grid.
A muscular human figure stands with arms extended inside a dark oval enclosure.
A circular cosmic image fills the upper half of a densely ornamented page above two columns of text.
A pale figure rises through dark cloud towards a great sun beneath the title Kabbala Denudata.
A crowned figure plays a flute while additional arms hold objects beside the body.
Large Latin lettering stands above an emblematic drawing of hands and a small circular diagram.
A bearded man with a broad ruff holds a small object inside an inscribed oval frame.
Small labelled leaves extend from a tall central trunk through several linked levels.
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