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.
9 illustrations
A dark standing image occupies a narrow doorway framed by carved borders and small surrounding figures.
A standing man faces the camera before a dark entrance, with several people seated beside and behind him.
Carved pillars and figured stone panels border a dark doorway reached by a shallow step.
An elaborately carved shrine rises above visitors gathered on a broad sunlit platform.
Visitors pass through a pillared entrance and along a broad flight of shaded steps.
Elaborately carved roof tiers rise above a shaded entrance and several great rounded drums.
Four buildings range from a compact city block to a domed complex, twin-towered entrance and monumental street facade.
Broad steps lead to a dark doorway between carved columns and richly decorated walls.
Decorated pillars and painted panels surround a raised central seat beneath hanging fabric.
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