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.
20 illustrations
After another escape and recapture, Vikram decides that walking while solving the Baital's riddles may be confusing him.
A winged, goat-headed figure sits cross-legged with a flame rising between its horns.
A patterned dark figure reaches towards a tall pale companion holding a staff.
A haloed figure sits cross-legged, one hand raised and the other resting in the lap.
An armed figure stands beside a great egg resting on a low platform.
A richly dressed fairy presents a great peacock-topped dish while three plain travellers watch.
An elderly cross-legged figure sits in a woodland clearing with a narrow support or shadow beneath the body.
A cross-legged man holds one hand above a vertical sequence of circular symbols along the body.
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.
Two long-legged birds wear extravagant patterned garments and carry delicate accessories.
Three thin figures stand together with impossibly long legs and arms.
Mounted figures point long weapons towards their opponents above broken egg forms.
A line of many-legged creatures carries a long pointed coffin across a black field.
A human torso rises from a four-legged body beneath a floating winged face.
A hooded woman holds a child in deep shadow outside a garden arcade.
Two long-legged birds stand together above a small town within a round border formed by a serpent.
A monkey tumbles among animated objects and attacking figures inside a furnished room.
A veiled woman holds a shallow vessel while seated on a tall three-legged support.
Relief panels and geometric stonework surround a dark rectangular entrance.
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