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
Two elaborate coats of arms stand side by side with heraldic creatures and architectural emblems.
A mounted knight bends towards a woman at a castle entrance while armed companions wait nearby.
A great wheeled wooden engine dominates a crowded scene of armed men beneath defensive walls.
Armoured riders with lances and banners move along a rugged path between high slopes.
A richly ornamented stone building rises above a busy street with pedestrians and vehicles.
A massive rectangular skyscraper rises above low street traffic and neighbouring buildings.
A large corner building with steep roofs and an ornamental tower fills the main view.
Pillars, arches, radiant emblems and a long central inscription fill a formal certificate design.
Small heraldic devices fill two inscribed circular seals printed side by side.
An allegorical figure appears amid architectural forms, clouds and Masonic emblems.
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