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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.
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Working in an elderly gardener's plot, Camaralzaman sees one bird kill another and watches other birds bury the victim and punish its attacker.
Jatayu’s spread wings interrupt the movement of Ravana and his captive Sita, turning the air itself into a battlefield.
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