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
Small square plaques alternate with tubular fittings and hanging loops along a curved silver necklace.
Dense script fills the oval centre and ornamental bands of a shaped amulet.
Two pendants appear side by side, one with a figurative scene beneath a descending dove and the other covered in rounded characters.
Six metal amulets range from small intricate silver pendants to broad circular plaques and a shield-shaped piece.
Several rectangular impressions show small standing figures, animals and seated deities in horizontal scenes.
A large head projects above rows of small figures and a central scene on a rectangular relief.
Small line drawings compare hands, a serpent, a bird, an ankh and several framed or architectural forms.
A haloed standing figure fills one panel beside long columns of handwritten text.
A large dark crucifix occupies the centre of four lighter crosses with figures, lettering and decorative surfaces.
A rounded clay model bears dense cuneiform writing and several raised anatomical features.
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