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.
13 illustrations
An orange-robed figure stands above a dragon coiling through mountain clouds.
A tall narrow inscription is enclosed by an ornate gilded frame beside other altar objects.
A haloed figure sits cross-legged, one hand raised and the other resting in the lap.
A softly lit standing figure extends an open hand from a long orange-brown robe.
A seated Buddha appears within great concentric bands of light above a broad valley filled with assembled figures.
Lines descend from the Logos through its three aspects towards the Lord of the World, the Buddha, Bodhisattva and Mahachohan.
Bell-shaped stone structures with diamond-shaped openings fill a broad terrace.
Overlapping coloured compartments and numbered circles map the arrangement of the painted assembly.
A serene seated figure rests on a layered lotus pedestal against a deep blue ground.
A central seated Buddha is surrounded by many smaller figures arranged among clouds and rocky terraces.
A central sacred figure sits within a ring of petal-like compartments surrounded by rows of smaller Buddhas.
Two women kneel near a young priest before a large gilded Buddha and a row of smaller figures.
Two outlined footprints contain wheels, floral emblems and other small symbols.
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