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
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.
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