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
Rows of pale letterforms enclose large looping characters within a double rectangular border.
Large intertwined signs occupy the centre of a dark rectangular field.
Concentric bands of divine names enclose a square whose sides are marked with Latin names for the compass directions.
A serpent coils around a tall upright staff with a short transverse arm.
A large pentagram occupies a dark polygonal field, with Elohim near its centre and Heilig repeated at either side.
A standing figure holds a branching form above a narrow platform, with a bird, vessels and other small objects below.
A crowned serpent coils down an upright line beneath a small star and beside a crescent moon.
A spiral centre lies within a small square surrounded by dense concentric bands of signs and letters.
Concentric bands of letters surround the word Schadde, while radial divisions organise the outer circular field.
A small triangle occupies the centre of a great circular sunburst.
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