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
Circles, crosses, stars and balances share the numbered field of Plate I, headed as drawn from manuscripts.
Animal outlines and serpentine forms fill Plate II, accompanied by small human figures and letter-like devices.
Open hands recur across Plate III among crosses, birds, hearts and crowned shields.
Profiles, helmets, keys and shields fill Plate IV in a loose numbered array.
Crowned shields contain letters, flowers and geometric devices across Plate V.
Crown-like forms surround a large oval medallion with a standing figure in Plate VII.
Paired columns are joined by horizontal bars and topped with grape-like clusters or branching finials in Plate IX.
Grape clusters alternate with stems, leaves, initials and compact groups of circles across Plate XI.
Large two-handled vessels carry initials and branching finials in Plate XIX.
Lettered vessels, looped handles and branching ornaments fill Plate XXIII.
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