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.
21 illustrations
Nine circular designs combine geometric figures, lettering and monograms.
A radiant triangle inscribed Jeova fills one circular design; a square and central solar form organise the other.
A flowering stem occupies a diamond inside a square, with letters and small emblems in the surrounding compartments.
A four-armed figure stands on an oval base between a horned animal and a striped feline.
Twelve numbered zodiac designs combine animals, figures and objects with polished gem settings.
A numbered arrangement brings together an encircling serpent, sacred feet, a vajra, small seated figures, a swastika emblem and floral pendants.
A tortoise and fish appear above a seated smiling figure, a dragon device, a triple-bladed charm and objects hung from cords.
Three ankh forms open a numbered arrangement that also includes a long sistrum, small standing deity figures and simple geometric pendants.
Tall layered pillars stand beside small figure pendants, vessel-like forms and looped knots.
A scarab and winged scarab occupy the top of a numbered plate above eye emblems, slender pendants and small pillars.
A frog-topped ring, ram’s head, bell, fish, bird and several inscribed gems fill a numbered comparative page.
Numbered figures and portable objects fill a comparative plate captioned Etruscan, Greek, Roman, and Oriental Talismans.
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 large concentric pentacle bears Alpha et Omega at its centre beneath a heading naming the Sun and Sunday.
Four circular devices occupy separate compartments beneath handwritten descriptions.
A large ringed pentacle for Jupiter and Thursday appears above two smaller devices.
Two rows of numbered grids sit above a row of star-filled circles, each enclosed by its own inscription band.
Rows of circular seals enclose crosses, letters and small geometric signs.
Six circular seals contain inscriptions and small symbolic marks.
A deeply modelled face fills the upper centre above a round seal bearing a standing female figure.
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