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.
18 illustrations
Angelic names, sigils, zodiac signs and planetary symbols are arranged beside the names and characters of Olympic spirits.
Twelve numbered zodiac designs combine animals, figures and objects with polished gem settings.
A tortoise and fish appear above a seated smiling figure, a dragon device, a triple-bladed charm and objects hung from cords.
Tall layered pillars stand beside small figure pendants, vessel-like forms and looped knots.
A frog-topped ring, ram’s head, bell, fish, bird and several inscribed gems fill a numbered comparative page.
Crosses, rings, inscribed bands and small pendants share a numbered page.
Five-pointed and six-pointed stars appear beside triangular, circular and rectangular inscribed forms.
A sun occupies the centre of a circular arrangement of signs and compartments.
The Earth sits at the centre of twelve radial compartments, with zodiac signs around the outer circle.
A circular horoscope is divided into twelve houses containing planetary signs and numerical positions.
Twelve animal and human zodiac figures occupy the outer compartments of a circular red-and-black diagram.
Horizontal divisions cross a circle filled with planetary and zodiac signs.
A series of nested triangles rises within a dotted circle.
Concentric bands divide a broad wheel into zodiacal sectors with dates, signs and small seasonal scenes.
A standing human figure is surrounded by animals and symbolic figures associated with the zodiac.
Twelve radiating lines connect a dark central sun with an outer band of letter-like signs.
A standing figure with lowered arms is encircled by a long curling serpent bearing zodiacal signs.
A broad circular chart surrounds a human-faced sun with concentric bands of symbols and names.
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