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.
38 illustrations
A long-haired woman pauses beside a young man sleeping beneath a tree.
A woman lifts one arm above a seated prince whose ankles and wrists are restrained.
A crowned, bearded figure is reflected upside down across a horizontal division within a serpent-shaped oval.
A crowned, bearded figure is mirrored upside down inside an oval serpent border.
An elderly crowned figure sits with a written scroll in one hand and loose pages around his feet.
A standing guard holds a child before a seated ruler while two women reach into the space between them.
Two standing figures handle ropes as a third emerges from a square opening among ruined walls and broken columns.
Three labelled implements occupy a comparative page: a mounted crystal, an inscribed hexagram pentacle and a long dark wand.
A table pairs spirit names with Hebrew forms and numbered references above a large ceremonial circle.
Twenty-four numbered circular seals occupy six rows of four compartments.
Twenty-four circular seals continue the numbered sequence across a regular six-by-four grid.
Twenty-four round seals complete the main sequence of seventy-two spirits in the Goetia.
A group of circular seals occupies the top of a comparative page above large star-shaped devices.
A large circular diagram divides named spirits among compass directions, with seasons written near its centre.
A dark architectural opening contains a radiant face above a round emblem with another sun-like face.
A crowned warrior stands on an ornate pedestal with a raised sword and a large inscribed shield.
A dark figure emerges beside shallow water as a crowned woman approaches with a covering cloth.
A single crowned figure combines masculine and feminine features beneath contrasting wings.
A dark-haired man holds a long sword above a pale body whose limbs and head lie apart.
A large crowned flask occupies an architectural niche, with a child-like figure above a curling dragon inside.
A bird with a long curving neck stands within a pale crowned vessel set in a formal niche.
A tall pale figure stands within a large crowned glass vessel.
A low dark solar disc rests above a pale face at the horizon.
A large bright sun with a human face sends long rays over a quiet landscape.
Several circles combine names, small symbols and geometric divisions around a central ritual arrangement.
Four circular designs are marked with Saturn’s planetary sign.
Four circles carry contrasting central arrangements beneath Jupiter’s planetary sign.
Four round designs are marked with the sign of Mars.
A large bearded face occupies one of four circles marked with the sign of the Sun.
Four circular figures carry the planetary sign of Venus above bands of Hebrew lettering.
Long blades, narrow implements and lettered designs run across the page beneath several numbered figures.
Parallel columns compare familiar Hebrew letters with angular, looped and crossed signs from other named alphabets.
Six metal amulets range from small intricate silver pendants to broad circular plaques and a shield-shaped piece.
Six circular seals contain inscriptions and small symbolic marks.
Franz leans over a violin case with both hands directed towards its lid, while a pale, sweeping apparition rises behind him.
A small fair-haired child stands on a branch beside a great dark crow.
A great dark crow perches beside a tree while a long red-and-white stocking hangs from the branch.
A long-bearded crowned man sits within a richly patterned interior while a scroll curves across his lap.
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