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.
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A large hexagram encloses the name Michael beneath a Hebrew inscription.
A table pairs spirit names with Hebrew forms and numbered references above a large ceremonial circle.
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.
Rows of circular seals enclose crosses, letters and small geometric signs.
An inscribed circular boundary encloses a triangle, two candles and a small burning vessel.