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.
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Two long registers show the weighing of the soul and presentation before enthroned deities.
Four long registers combine figures, cultivation, animals, boats and bands of hieroglyphs, separated by wavy boundaries.
A long papyrus scene joins the weighing of the deceased with a presentation before Osiris.
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