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.
4 illustrations
A crowned, bearded figure is reflected upside down across a horizontal division within a serpent-shaped oval.
A spread-armed human form occupies concentric circles within a vast enclosing figure and ornate rectangular frame.
A human figure spreads its arms and legs within a shaded circle and a large square grid.
A radiant starburst tops a vertical sequence of divine names, human faculties, planets and elements ending at the earth.
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