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
Small figures and vessels radiate along four arms within a curved enclosing border.
Six numbered designs range from a wide Egyptian winged disc to more compact combinations of wings, globes and linked ornament.
Rows of round devices contain curls, triangles, crosses and repeated hooked marks.
A haloed figure sits cross-legged, one hand raised and the other resting in the lap.
Paired loops and angular forms occupy the upper part of the plate, while simpler rings and connecting lines are arranged below.
A large spiral occupies the crossing of a carved stone cross, with knotted bands filling its shaft and arms.
A large outlined bull-like animal sits below smaller celestial designs, while a star-covered cow occupies the upper field.
A draped female figure rides a spotted antelope with long curved horns, holding branching forms and a bow.
Round, rectangular and paired ornaments share spirals, concentric rings and curled ends.
Children reach towards the fruit of a branching tree above a broad stylised plant with an enclosed central figure.
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