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Illustrations from the Christian Theology collection.
Two women performing a ritual over a cauldron to conjure a storm.
On Witches and Female Soothsayers
A complex cosmological engraving featuring interlocking circles, rays of light, a personified sun, and human figures at the base, illustrating Robert Fludd's Mosaic Philosophy.
Mosaic Philosophy
The iconic frontispiece of Thomas Hobbes' 'Leviathan' (1651), featuring a giant sovereign figure composed of many smaller individuals.
Leviathan (1651 first edition)
Engraving of a hen lying on a tiled floor with a line drawn from its beak, illustrating an experiment on animal hypnosis.
The Great Art of Light and Shadow
Illumination of the Peridexion tree with birds and dragons
Bestiary
Complex alchemical-theological allegory featuring a multi-armed eagle-human hybrid, crowns, and biblical figures.
Book of the Holy Trinity
Allegorical frontispiece featuring Wisdom (Sophia) enthroned in the clouds, surrounded by cherubs and symbols of universal knowledge.
Kircher: Ars Magna Sciendi (1669)
Allegorical frontispiece depicting the sources of knowledge through the metaphor of light and shadow, featuring figures representing Sacred Authority, Reason, Profane Authority, and the Senses.
Portrait of Pierio Valeriano in an allegorical frame
Valeriano: Hieroglyphica (1575)
The Peridexion tree with doves in its branches and dragons at its base.
The Ashmole Bestiary
A vibrant illumination of a blue monoceros (unicorn) in a stylized landscape.
A medieval manuscript illumination of a manticore devouring a human limb.
Illuminated miniature of four hares sharing ears in a circular motif.
Medieval manuscript illumination of a ram (Aries) between two stylized trees.
Illuminated miniature of a woman milking a cow
Illuminated miniature of hedgehogs gathering grapes within a decorative frame.
Miniature of four cranes in a landscape, one holding a stone in its claw.
Miniature of a man charming an asp
A large circular diagram with concentric rings containing Latin text and small crosses, used as a mnemonic and ritual tool.
The Notary Art or Golden Flowers
Alchemical allegory featuring a nude woman with a tree growing from her head, standing on a furnace-like structure.
Complex alchemical allegory with birds emerging from flasks and figures in medieval dress.
An alchemical emblem featuring a dragon in a vessel, human heads, and a symbolic crown.
A complex alchemical allegory featuring a two-headed figure (Rebis) with one green and one blue wing, standing atop a dragon-like creature.
A complex alchemical illustration featuring a two-headed winged figure (Rebis) surrounded by symbolic plants and dragons.
Complex alchemical allegory featuring a central queen, two fountains (Sun and Moon) pouring liquids into baths with figures, and a philosopher figure below.
Allegorical two-faced figure with wings, standing between two symbolic trees and atop a dragon.
Woodcut illustration of Dante in the dark woods encountering three beasts and meeting Virgil.
Commentary on the Divine Comedy
Woodcut illustration for Canto III of Dante's Inferno depicting Charon ferrying souls.
A complex woodcut scene depicting Limbo from Dante's Inferno, featuring a seven-walled castle and various labeled historical and mythological figures.
Woodcut illustration for Dante's Inferno, Canto XIV, depicting the Seventh Circle, Third Ring.
Woodcut illustration of Dante's Inferno, Canto XXXIII, depicting Count Ugolino and Archbishop Ruggieri in the frozen lake of Cocytus.
A large woodcut depicting Lucifer in the center of a frozen lake, with three heads devouring sinners.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating scenes from Dante's Inferno, featuring Dante and Virgil observing Minos and the punishment of the lustful.
The Divine Comedy with Commentary by Cristoforo Landino
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating scenes from Dante's Inferno, featuring Dante and Virgil observing various punishments.
Hand-colored woodcut depicting scenes from Dante's Inferno, featuring Dante and Virgil observing Cerberus and the damned.
Hand-colored woodcut illustration of scenes from Dante's Inferno, showing Dante and Virgil journeying through various circles of Hell.
Hand-colored woodcut illustration of Dante and Virgil at the gates of the City of Dis from Dante's Inferno.
Hand-colored woodcut illustration of Dante's Inferno, Canto X, showing the Sixth Circle of Hell with heretics in flaming tombs.
Hand-colored woodcut illustration for Canto XII of Dante's Inferno, depicting Dante and Virgil meeting the Centaurs on the banks of the Phlegethon.
Woodcut illustration of Dante's Inferno, Canto XIII, depicting the Wood of the Suicides with Harpies.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating a scene from Dante's Inferno, showing Dante and Virgil observing tormented souls in the Seventh Circle of Hell.
Hand-colored woodcut depicting Dante and Virgil in the Seventh Circle of Hell from the Inferno.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating Canto XVI of Dante's Inferno, showing Dante and Virgil encountering souls in the seventh circle.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating scenes from Dante's Inferno, featuring Dante, Virgil, and various mythological and historical figures in a hellish landscape.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating scenes from Dante's Inferno, showing Dante and Virgil observing damned souls in a rocky landscape.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating Canto XX of Dante's Inferno, showing Dante and Virgil observing the punishment of the soothsayers.
Hand-colored woodcut illustration for Dante's Purgatorio, Canto XXII, showing Dante, Virgil, and Statius on a rocky path.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating Canto XXV of Dante's Purgatorio, showing Dante and Virgil observing souls in the fire of the seventh terrace.
Woodcut illustration of Dante and Virgil observing souls in the flames of Purgatory.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating Canto XXX of Dante's Inferno, showing Dante and Virgil observing the falsifiers in the eighth circle of Hell.
Hand-colored woodcut depicting Dante and Virgil encountering giants in the Inferno.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating Canto XXXII of Dante's Inferno, showing Dante and Virgil among the souls in the frozen lake of Cocytus.
Hand-colored woodcut illustration for Canto XXXII of Dante's Inferno, depicting Dante and Virgil in the frozen circle of Cocytus.
Hand-colored woodcut depicting Dante and Virgil in the Ninth Circle of Hell (Cocytus).
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating Dante and Virgil's arrival at the shores of Purgatory and their meeting with Cato of Utica.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating Canto II of Purgatorio, showing an angel pilot bringing souls to shore.
Hand-colored woodcut illustration of the Mountain of Purgatory from Dante's Divine Comedy, surrounded by a decorative border.
Hand-colored woodcut depicting Dante and Virgil ascending Mount Purgatory, showing multiple narrative scenes.
Woodcut illustration of Dante's Purgatorio showing the mountain with various figures.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating scenes from Dante's Purgatorio, featuring Dante, Virgil, Lucia, and an angel at the gate.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating Canto XII of Dante's Purgatorio, showing Dante and Virgil on Mount Purgatory.
Hand-colored woodcut depicting Dante and Virgil ascending Mount Purgatory, encountering various souls.
Hand-colored woodcut illustration from Dante's Purgatorio showing Dante and Virgil observing souls in a landscape of fire and rocks.
Hand-colored woodcut illustration for Canto XVII of Dante's Inferno, depicting Dante and Virgil in the seventh circle of Hell.
Hand-colored woodcut illustration of Dante and Virgil in the eighth circle of Hell (Inferno, Canto XX).
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating Canto XX of Dante's Inferno, showing the punishment of the diviners.
Hand-colored woodcut depicting the Mountain of Purgatory with Dante and Virgil.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating Canto XXVI of Dante's Purgatorio, showing souls in the terrace of the lustful on Mount Purgatory.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating a scene from Dante's Purgatorio, showing Dante and Virgil with souls in a landscape.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating Canto XXX of Dante's Purgatorio, showing Dante's encounter with Beatrice in the Earthly Paradise.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating Canto XXXI of Dante's Purgatorio, showing Dante, Matilda, Beatrice, and a host of angels.
Hand-colored woodcut illustration depicting scenes from Dante's Purgatorio, featuring figures in a landscape with a river and a celestial host of angels.
Complex allegorical woodcut with a central figure holding a globe, surrounded by symbolic instruments like scales, compasses, and a ruler, all within a text-filled border.
Albertus Magnus Philosophia (1496 Incunable)
An allegorical woodcut titled 'TYPVS LOGICE' depicting the personification of Logic as a female figure walking through a symbolic landscape.
The Philosophical Pearl
Allegorical woodcut representing the art of Rhetoric, featuring personifications and historical figures.
Allegorical woodcut of Arithmetica presiding over a calculation contest between Boethius and Pythagoras.
Allegorical woodcut titled 'Typus Musice' depicting the personification of Music (Musica) surrounded by musicians and theorists.
Allegorical woodcut of Ptolemy and Astronomia
A complex cosmological diagram depicting the geocentric universe, presided over by the personification of Astronomy and featuring Atlas at the center.
A Ptolemaic world map (mappa mundi) surrounded by twelve personified wind heads blowing towards the center.
A 'Zodiac Man' (Homo Signorum) woodcut illustrating the astrological influences of the twelve zodiac signs on the human body.
Circular woodcut depicting the creation of Eve from Adam's rib by God the Father, surrounded by various animals and a radiant border.
Allegorical woodcut of the Wheel of Fortune (Rota Fortunae)
Woodcut depicting the creation of Eve from Adam's rib in the Garden of Eden, overseen by God.
An allegorical woodcut depicting Astronomia and Atlas with a geocentric diagram of the universe.
A complex celestial scene depicting the Holy Trinity, the Virgin Mary, and various saints and angels within clouds, titled 'ANIMAE INTELLECTIVAE'.
A complex allegorical woodcut depicting the underworld, featuring Charon's boat, a Hellmouth, and various demons tormenting souls.
Allegorical woodcut depicting figures emerging from flame-like or foliate forms, looking towards celestial beings in the clouds.
Woodcut depicting the stoning of Ramon Llull in front of a walled city and harbor.
Ramon Llull Ars Inventiua Veritatis (1515)
A circular woodcut portrait of Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, framed by a Latin inscription.
The Complete Works of Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
Woodcut illustration of the Nativity scene featuring the Virgin Mary, Baby Jesus, Saint Joseph, and a shepherd in a ruined architectural setting.
Mystical Rosary of the Faithful Soul
Woodcut illustration of the Nativity scene with Mary, Joseph, the infant Jesus, shepherds, and angels.
Woodcut depicting the Adoration of the Magi, with the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child while three kings offer gifts.
Woodcut of the Virgin and Child on a crescent moon, surrounded by a rosary and being crowned by angels, with kneeling donors below.
Woodcut depicting the arrest of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, featuring Peter cutting off Malchus's ear and Judas's kiss.
Woodcut of Christ in the Mystic Winepress with angels collecting his blood.
Woodcut depicting the Crowning with Thorns, showing Jesus seated while several men use poles to press a crown of thorns onto his head.
Woodcut depicting the Last Judgment with Christ seated on a rainbow, flanked by the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist.
Woodcut illustration of a male figure standing on a cube within a circle, holding pentagrams.
Three Books of Occult Philosophy
Woodcut of a male figure inscribed within a circle and a pentagram, with astrological symbols at the points.
A male figure with arms and legs outstretched, inscribed within a square and a circle, surrounded by astrological symbols.
A woodcut illustration of a male figure inscribed within a circle, with arms and legs outstretched, featuring astrological and alchemical symbols at the extremities and on the body.
Woodcut illustration of Ezekiel's Vision (Ezechielis Visum) depicting God on a throne, the four living creatures, and the four wheels.
Greek Concordance of the New Testament
A circular Macrobian world map (Mappa Mundi) surrounded by twelve personified wind heads.
Commentary on the Dream of Scipio and the Saturnalia
Large woodcut initial 'C' depicting a scholar (likely Ficino) writing at a desk in his study, with books on shelves and a window view.
The Complete Works of Marsilio Ficino
Woodcut portrait of Johann Weyer (Ioannis Wieri) at age 60, with a skull and motto.
On Witches
Johannes Kepler's Platonic solid model of the solar system from Mysterium Cosmographicum.
The Cosmographic Mystery
Engraved portrait of King Louis XIII of France
The Incredulity and Misbelief of Sorcery Fully Convicted
Woodcut illustration of three women riding on the back of a pig.
The Witches of Northamptonshire
Intricate Masonic engraving for the Supreme Council 33rd Degree, featuring a double-headed eagle, architectural elements, and various symbols of mortality and divinity.
Theological Prophecy of the Last Day
Portrait of Robert Fludd with coat of arms and divine light
Sacred and Truly Christian Philosophy, or Cosmic Meteorology
A large complex engraving featuring a circular astrological diagram and a meteorological scene with a sun, clouds, and geometric rays.
A complex, full-page engraving titled 'Catoptrum Meteorographicum', depicting a cosmological and meteorological system.
An allegorical engraving depicting the divine creation, featuring a cloud labeled 'FIAT' from which rays of light emanate into a dark void, with a dove descending in a separate burst of light.
A complex cosmological diagram featuring a central globe surrounded by concentric rings of clouds, wind heads, archangels, and occult symbols.
Portrait of Robert Fludd with coat of arms and divine light rays.
History of the Two Worlds
Cosmological engraving depicting the divine creation of light from darkness.
A complex cosmological engraving depicting the Earth at the center of a celestial sphere, surrounded by personified winds and the four archangels.
A complex cosmological diagram titled 'Systema mundi iuxta mentem veterum AEgyptiorum' (System of the world according to the mind of the ancient Egyptians), featuring concentric celestial spheres, Egyptian deities, and symbolic figures.
The Coptic or Egyptian Forerunner
Complex emblematic engraving featuring a central medallion of a pelican in her piety surrounded by four smaller vignettes and putti.
Universal Harmony (Harmonie Universelle)
A complex cosmological and philosophical diagram illustrating the principles of light and darkness, sympathy and antipathy.
Frontispiece for Athanasius Kircher's 'Magnes sive de arte magnetica' featuring a double-headed eagle.
Magnes sive De Arte Magnetica
Complex allegorical engraving depicting the 'Marriage of Art and Nature' featuring an Egyptian obelisk surrounded by glass spheres containing magnetic experiments.
Complex allegorical frontispiece for Athanasius Kircher's 'Magnes sive de Arte Magnetica', featuring a tree of knowledge with symbolic medallions.
Allegorical frontispiece featuring Mercury, Harpocrates, and personifications of Wisdom and Time.
Obeliscus Pamphilius
Portrait of Pope Innocent X within an oval wreath and architectural frame
Complex allegorical engraving titled 'Typus Hieroglyphicus SOLIS' depicting the sun as Apollo surrounded by various mythological and alchemical symbols.
A woodcut illustration of Mithras slaying a bull, surrounded by various animals and symbolic labels.
A complex, multi-tiered engraving of an Egyptian obelisk face, divided into four horizontal registers featuring various deities and symbolic figures.
Frontispiece depicting Oedipus confronting the Sphinx, with allegorical figures of Experience and Reason above.
Egyptian Oedipus, Volume 1
A woodcut illustration of the multi-breasted statue of Isis (or Cybele), featuring a turreted crown and various symbolic animals.
Woodcut of Mithras slaying the bull (tauroctony) with symbolic animals and astrological labels.
Woodcut illustration of the mythological giant Typhon with serpent legs and snake-headed hands, accompanied by allegorical text and diagrams.
A woodcut illustration of the idol Moloch, depicted as a bull-headed figure with outstretched arms and internal furnace compartments, situated in the Valley of Hinnom.
A complex allegorical engraving titled 'Delubrum Samaritanum' (Samaritan Shrine), featuring a multi-tiered architectural structure populated with various symbolic animals and hybrid figures.
A large framed engraving depicting a multi-headed and multi-armed deity, identified as a Japanese divinity, with inset comparisons to Janus and Briareus.
A large circular diagram representing the Northern Hemisphere of the Zodiac according to Egyptian thought, featuring numerous mythological figures and symbols.
The Egyptian Oedipus, Volume II
An oval engraving depicting four mythological figures surrounded by a zodiac wheel.
Complex woodcut depicting Egyptian-style deities and symbols on a celestial boat.
A comprehensive plate of twenty-eight numbered Egyptian deities, amulets, and symbols, including figures of Bes, Serapis, and Harpocrates.
Egyptian Oedipus, Volume 3
An elaborate allegorical engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar for Jakob Böhme's 'Aurora', depicting a celestial vision of the Throne of God above a terrestrial scene of death.
Aurora, or The Day-Spring
Allegorical frontispiece depicting Athanasius Kircher guided by the angel Cosmiel through the heavens, featuring a Tychonic planetary diagram and the Tetragrammaton.
Kircher: Iter Exstaticum Coeleste (1660)
Portrait of Samuel Morland, the author, in an oval frame with a coat of arms and Latin inscription below.
The history of the Evangelical churches of the Valleys of Piemont
Engraved portrait of Johann Weyer (Ioannes Wierus) at age 60, featuring a memento mori skull and the motto 'VINCE TE IPSVM'.
Complete Works (Opera Omnia)
Engraved portrait of Christopher Love
Practical Theology: The Collected Theological Works
Portrait of a man kneeling in devotion before a vision of the Holy Trinity, with books by Ramon Llull at his feet.
Defense of the Terms and Doctrine of Ramon Llull
Allegorical frontispiece of 'China Monumentis Illustrata' showing Jesuit saints and missionaries with a map of China.
Kircher: China Illustrata (1667)
Engraved portrait of Athanasius Kircher within an oval frame, featuring a library background and a decorative scroll with Latin text below.
Detailed historical map of Asia, including Persia, India, Tartaria, and China, with decorative cartouches and maritime elements.
Engraved portrait of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, within an oval frame, featuring imperial regalia and decorative elements.
Full-length engraved portrait of Joannes Fridericus, Count of Waldstein, in noble attire.
An allegorical scene featuring two men using optical instruments, with a winged skeleton (Death) and a winged hourglass above them.
Detailed engraving of a magic lantern projecting an image of a man in flames onto a wall in a darkened room.
Engraved portrait of Athanasius Kircher in an oval frame, set against a background of his library.
Mundus Subterraneus
Allegorical frontispiece for Mundus Subterraneus featuring a central globe surrounded by personified winds, celestial bodies, and allegorical figures.
Engraving of a cross-section of the Earth showing subterranean channels and wind gods.
A complex engraving showing a cross-section of the Earth's interior with subterranean fires and personified winds.
Allegorical frontispiece for Athanasius Kircher's 'Mundi Subterranei', featuring Artemis of Ephesus, Hermes, a scholar, and mining scenes.
A large engraving depicting a giant man with a staff, surrounded by smaller figures for scale comparison.
A complex allegorical engraving titled 'TYPVS SYMPATHICVS MICROCOSMI CVM MEGACOSMO', depicting a central male figure whose internal organs are linked to a surrounding wheel of botanical and astrological symbols.
Frontispiece depicting the planning and construction of the Tower of Babel.
Kircher: Turris Babel (1679)
An engraving depicting King Saul bowing before the spirit of the prophet Samuel, conjured by the Witch of Endor.
Saducismus Triumphatus: Evidence Concerning Witches and Apparitions
A complex memorial emblem for Jacob Böhme, featuring a central cartouche, three medallions with symbolic animals, and a radiant cross.
The Complete Theosophical Works of Jakob Böhme
An engraved portrait of Hugo Grotius set within an ornate oval frame with a decorative cartouche below.
The Most Excellent Hugo Grotius His Three Books Treating of the Rights of War and Peace
Full-length portrait of Confucius in a library setting, topped with a decorative pediment featuring dragons.
Confucius, Philosopher of the Chinese (Confucius Sinarum Philosophus)
An allegorical depiction of the 'dark man' showing planetary centers within the human body.
A Short Opening of the Three Principles and Worlds in Man
Engraved portrait of Gaston Jean-Baptiste, Marquis de Renty, in an oval frame with a biographical inscription below.
The Real Christian
Large circular allegorical engraving featuring a portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam within a complex architectural and symbolic frame.
Erasmus: New Testament with Greek Text and Annotations
Engraved portrait of John Wilkins, Bishop of Chester, within an oval frame.
Mathematical and Philosophical Works
Frontispiece for John Wilkins' 'A Discourse concerning A New World & Another Planet', 1708 edition.
Frontispiece portrait of Henry More, D.D., within an ornate oval frame and architectural plinth.
Divine Dialogues
A complex, hand-colored alchemical and cabalistic diagram featuring a celestial hierarchy and planetary symbols.
Mago-Cabalistic and Theological Work
Allegorical engraving depicting King David and scholars gathered around an open Bible under divine light.
The Hebrew Bible
Portrait of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Monadology
Frontispiece engraving for 'De synagoga vetere' showing figures at a synagogue entrance.
Three Books on the Ancient Synagogue
Detailed map of Nagasaki city and harbor, including Dejima island.
The History of Japan, Vol. 1
Engraved portrait of Benedict Pictet, a Genevan theologian, at age 52 in 1707. He is shown in clerical dress with a large wig, set within an oval frame containing Latin text.
Christian Theology
An engraving depicting the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, showing Christ emerging from the tomb in a burst of light while Roman soldiers react with fear.
The Christian Religion
An engraving depicting the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, showing him emerging from the tomb in a burst of light while Roman soldiers recoil in fear.
Engraving of the Resurrection of Christ, showing Jesus rising in a burst of light while Roman soldiers sleep or recoil in fear.
Mystical allegorical engraving titled 'Von Göttlicher Offenbarung' (Of Divine Revelation) featuring a central human figure, divine symbols, and celestial/terrestrial motifs.
Theosophy Revealed, Volume 5
Engraved portrait of the German mystic Jacob Böhme within an oval frame, featuring biographical dates and a poetic inscription.
Theosophy Revealed: Aurora (Vol. 1)
A hand-colored engraving of the 'Theosophical Man,' illustrating the spiritual anatomy and the three principles within a human figure.
A Brief Opening of the Three Principles and Worlds in Man
Hand-colored alchemical emblem of a symbolic human figure.
Full-length portrait of Saint Ephrem the Syrian in monastic attire, holding a scroll with Greek text.
The Complete Works of Saint Ephrem the Syrian, Volume II
Engraved portrait of Christopher Wren, D.D., Dean of Windsor, set within an oval frame atop a classical pedestal.
Parentalia - Memoirs of the Wrens
Profile portrait of Sir Christopher Wren in an octagonal frame, resting on a pedestal with his coat of arms.
Engraved portrait of Henri Arnaud, Waldensian pastor and military leader.
Ecclesiastical History of the Waldensians
Portrait of Henri Arnaud, Waldensian pastor and military leader.
Frontispiece engraving depicting a celestial sphere with bands covered in eyes, under a banner reading 'AURORA' with radiating light.
Aurora, or Day-Spring: The Root of Philosophy, Astrology, and Theology
A complex cosmological diagram titled 'The True Principles of All Things,' featuring a central circular motif with alchemical and astrological symbols, surrounded by text describing the 'Abyss,' 'Nothing,' and 'All-Time.'
Works of Jacob Behmen (William Law Edition, 4 vols)
A complex cosmological diagram titled 'The Constituent Parts of Man', featuring geometric shapes, circles, and text describing the spiritual states of the human mind.
Engraved portrait of Jacob Böhme in his workshop, surrounded by shoemaking tools and books.
The Way to Christ
Portrait of Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, in an oval frame.
Historical Memoirs on the Templars
Engraved portrait of Andrew Jackson Davis
The Principles of Nature
Engraved portrait of Baruch Spinoza within an oval frame, set upon a pedestal with a Latin inscription.
Short Treatise on God, Man and His Wellbeing
Portrait of Immanuel Kant in an oval frame
Critique of Practical Reason and Other Works on Ethics
Portrait of Mary Baker Eddy, the author of the book.
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures
Portrait of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz with signature
Die philosophischen Schriften Vol. 2
Full-length portrait of Chief Joseph in traditional Nez Perce attire.
The Ghost-Dance Religion and the Sioux Outbreak of 1890
Portrait of Bi'äñk'i, the Kiowa Dreamer, seated and holding a painted hide and a pointer.
A complex diagrammatic arrangement of seven occult seals, each containing symbolic figures and text, connected by a central pillar with Greek inscriptions.
Lucifer-Gnosis (GA 34)
Hammurabi receiving the code from the sun god Shamash
The Code of Hammurabi
A highly decorative frontispiece in the Arts and Crafts style, featuring a large historiated initial 'T' that contains a delicate illustration of a seated woman (Blessed Angela) reading a book. The central text and initial are surrounded by an intricate foliate border composed of dense vines and leaves, with a small kneeling figure integrated into the bottom-left corner of the design.
The Book of Divine Consolation of the Blessed Angela of Foligno
A vibrant color woodblock print of the Kitchen God (Zao Jun), also known as Dingfu Zhenjun, surrounded by five children and auspicious symbols.
Researches into Chinese Superstitions, Volume 11
Full-length color illustration of the Chinese deity Tianguan (T'ien-koan), the Celestial Official who bestows happiness, holding a scroll with the inscription 'Tianguan Cifu' (The Celestial Official grants blessings).
A vibrant color illustration of the two military Door Gods (Men Shen), Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong, accompanied by two smaller attendants holding scrolls.
Full-length color portrait of Lou-pan (Lu Ban), the patron deity of carpenters and builders, depicted in traditional Chinese official robes and a ceremonial headdress.
Illuminated portrait of a bearded scholar or author
The Devil's Bible
Alchemical allegory featuring a crowned mermaid, a nude woman, and a bearded man standing by a furnace with three green retorts.
Two-headed alchemical figure (Rebis) representing the union of King and Queen.
Complex alchemical emblem featuring a central double-headed eagle and dragon surrounded by personified celestial bodies and planetary spheres.
An allegorical figure representing the Trinity or an alchemical principle, crowned and holding an orb and a flowering branch, standing between two large wings on a symbolic base.
Woodcut illustration for Canto II of Dante's Inferno showing Beatrice descending to Virgil and Dante.
Woodcut illustration for Canto VIII of Dante's Inferno, showing Dante and Virgil approaching the city of Dis.
Woodcut illustration for Dante's Inferno, Canto X, depicting the circle of the heretics.
Woodcut illustration for Dante's Inferno, Canto XV, showing Dante and Virgil meeting Brunetto Latini among the sodomites.
Woodcut illustration for Canto XIX of Dante's Inferno, depicting the punishment of the simoniacs.
Woodcut illustration of Dante and Virgil observing the fifth bolgia of Hell.
Woodcut illustration for Dante's Inferno, Canto XXIII, depicting the punishment of the hypocrites.
Woodcut illustration for Dante's Inferno, Canto XXVI, showing Dante and Virgil observing the eighth circle of Hell.
A detailed woodcut illustration depicting scenes from Dante's Inferno, Canto XXX, featuring multiple figures in a landscape of punishment.
Woodcut illustration of Dante and Virgil meeting Cato at the shores of Purgatory.
Woodcut illustration depicting Dante and Virgil on the shores of Purgatory as an angel-piloted boat arrives.
Woodcut illustration depicting Dante and Virgil encountering souls at the base of Mount Purgatory, including Manfred of Sicily.
Woodcut illustration of Dante and Virgil encountering souls in Purgatory, Canto V.
Woodcut illustration depicting scenes from Dante's Purgatorio, Canto XII, showing Dante and Virgil on the terrace of pride.
Woodcut illustration for Canto XXIII of Dante's Purgatorio, showing Dante and Virgil among the gluttonous souls.
Woodcut illustration for Dante's Paradiso, Canto V, showing Dante and Beatrice in a celestial landscape.
Woodcut illustration for Canto VI of Dante's Paradiso featuring Mercury and the city of Rome.
Large woodcut illustration depicting the third heaven (Venus) from Dante's Paradiso, featuring celestial figures and stars above a terrestrial scene.
A complex woodcut illustration depicting a celestial scene with figures and a city.
Woodcut illustration for Dante's Paradiso, Canto XI, showing Dante and Beatrice in the Heaven of the Sun.
Woodcut illustration depicting two concentric circles of figures surrounded by stars, with figures in robes below.
Woodcut illustration for Dante's Paradiso, Canto XIV, showing Dante and Beatrice in the Heaven of Mars.
Woodcut illustration for Dante's Paradiso, Canto XVIII, showing the cross of stars in the Sphere of Mars.
Woodcut illustration for Dante's Paradiso, Canto XXIII, depicting the Triumph of Christ.
A two-tiered woodcut illustration depicting celestial and earthly scenes from Dante's Paradiso.
Woodcut illustration for Dante's Paradiso, Canto XXX, showing figures and celestial spheres.
Woodcut illustration of the Celestial Rose from Dante's Paradiso, Canto XXXII.
Large woodcut depicting the sphere of Saturn with figures and stars.
Woodcut illustration for Canto XVII of Dante's Inferno, showing Dante and Virgil among the usurers.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating Canto XXII of Dante's Purgatorio, showing Dante, Virgil, and Statius ascending the mountain.
An intricate allegorical emblem featuring an open book with a monogram, a radiant head, a star, and symbols of mortality and industry.
Woodcut depicting a seated scholar or authority figure in dialogue with two standing men, one of whom holds an open book.
Three figures with animal heads riding a broomstick through the air.
Woodcut diagram of a human head in profile illustrating the localization of mental faculties within the brain.
Woodcut illustration of Saints Peter and Paul flanking a central text tablet under a divine canopy.
The Bible: Epistle to the Romans
A detailed woodcut landscape depicting Mount Randa with a winding path leading to a summit building.
Woodcut depicting the Virgin and Child surrounded by a rosary, with clergy and knights kneeling in prayer below.
Woodcut depicting the Creation of Eve from Adam's rib, with God the Father as a crowned figure.
A woodcut depicting a domestic scene, likely the Birth of the Virgin Mary. A woman (St. Anne) lies in bed on the left, while a woman behind her holds an infant. In the foreground, three women are seated at a table, eating and drinking.
The Presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple
Woodcut depicting the Marriage of the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph, presided over by a high priest in an architectural setting.
Woodcut of the Annunciation showing the Virgin Mary and Archangel Gabriel
Woodcut depicting the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple.
Woodcut depicting the young Jesus teaching the doctors in the Temple, with Mary and Joseph appearing in the background.
Woodcut depicting the Holy Family in a carpenter's workshop.
Woodcut illustration of the Baptism of Christ by John the Baptist.
Woodcut depicting Jesus Christ and a devotee with a rosary
Woodcut depicting Jesus Christ healing a man with crutches, surrounded by a group of onlookers in a landscape.
Woodcut depicting the Wedding at Cana, showing Jesus, Mary, and guests at a table with water jars in the foreground.
Woodcut depicting Mary Magdalene washing the feet of Jesus with her hair during a meal at the house of Simon the Pharisee.
Woodcut depicting Jesus Christ's entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.
Woodcut depicting Jesus Christ's entry into Jerusalem on a donkey, surrounded by followers and people laying garments in his path.
Christ washing the feet of his disciples, with the Last Supper visible in the background.
Woodcut illustration of the Last Supper depicting Jesus and his disciples gathered around a table.
Woodcut depicting the Agony in the Garden, with Jesus praying while his disciples sleep.
Woodcut depicting Christ before a seated official, likely Pontius Pilate or Caiaphas, during his Passion.
Woodcut depicting the Flagellation of Christ.
Woodcut depicting the 'Ecce Homo' scene from the Passion of Christ, where Jesus is presented to the crowd by Pontius Pilate.
Jesus Christ carrying the cross, surrounded by soldiers and onlookers near a city gate.
Woodcut depicting Christ being stripped of his garments by soldiers, with the Virgin Mary and other figures in the background.
Woodcut of the Crucifixion of Christ with the two thieves, the Virgin Mary, and Saint John.
Woodcut of the Crucifixion of Christ, showing a soldier piercing his side with a spear.
Woodcut of the Pietà enclosed within a rosary
Woodcut of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ with surrounding figures.
Woodcut of the Crucifixion showing Longinus piercing Christ's side.
Woodcut depicting the Entombment of Christ.
Woodcut depicting Christ's Descent into Limbo (Harrowing of Hell), showing Christ rescuing souls from the mouth of a monster.
Woodcut depicting the Resurrection of Christ, showing him rising from the tomb while soldiers sleep below.
Woodcut depicting the Ascension of Christ with the Virgin Mary and Apostles below.
Woodcut depicting the Coronation of the Virgin or a mystical union with the Holy Trinity.
Woodcut depicting the Coronation of the Virgin Mary by the Holy Trinity.
Woodcut illustration of a male figure inscribed within a square, representing human proportions and occult symbolism.
Woodcut diagram of a male figure inscribed within a square and a circle, illustrating human proportions and their relation to sacred geometry and occult philosophy.
Printer's mark of Robert Estienne featuring a man and an olive tree.
Preparation for the Gospel
Printer's mark of Robert Estienne featuring an olive tree and a man with a motto banner.
Printer's mark of Robert Estienne featuring an olive tree and a bearded man.
Portrait of Caspar Schwenckfeld von Ossig in an oval frame.
A Christian Epistle on Prayer
A woodcut illustration depicting a Buddhist triad, featuring a central Buddha figure seated on a lotus throne flanked by two standing disciples.
In Search of the Supernatural (Soushen Ji)
Three Taoist deities seated behind an altar with incense and ritual vessels, surrounded by clouds and halos.
Woodcut illustration of the Queen Mother of the West (Xi Wang Mu) with attendants and a spotted deer.
Woodcut illustration of Taoist deities, specifically the Heavenly Official (Tianguan).
Woodcut illustration depicting the Great Emperor of the East Mountain (Dongyue Dadi) seated on a throne, flanked by two standing officials.
Woodcut illustration of a seated sage or deity with two attendants.
Woodcut illustration depicting the 'Gods of the Five Directions' (五方之神) from the Ming dynasty book 'Soushen Ji'.
Woodcut illustration of two mythical creatures, Zhuyin and Jianwu, from Chinese mythology.
Woodcut illustration of Lei Shen, the God of Thunder, from the Ming Dynasty book 'Xin ke chu xiang zeng bu sou shen ji'.
Allegorical emblem with figures and musical instruments
The Musician and Master
Royal coat of arms of the Spanish Habsburgs, featuring a complex shield with various quarterings, topped by a crown and surrounded by the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece, supported by four putti.
Large ornate central emblem with allegorical figures and symbols.
A complex circular allegorical engraving representing divine wisdom as the source of all creation, surrounded by a border of billowing clouds.
A complex cosmological and meteorological diagram showing divine influence on earthly phenomena, featuring the Tetragrammaton, an angel, and various celestial and atmospheric events.
A complex circular cosmological diagram titled 'Hochma seu Sapientia' (Wisdom), depicting the divine creation of the universe.
An engraving depicting the 'Columba Magnetica' (Magnetic Dove) of Archytas, showing a man on a hill controlling a flying bird beneath a large magnetic dial held by hands in the clouds.
A circular woodcut emblem depicting the Egyptian deity Horus as a child standing on a pedestal.
A circular woodcut emblem depicting a four-armed figure representing the sun ('Solmisticus') holding symbols of the four elements.
An allegorical engraving of Harpocrates, the god of silence, seated with symbolic animals and objects.
An intricate allegorical engraving within a triangular frame, depicting a winged globe with a serpent at the apex and three figures below, labeled with letters A through K.
A complex symbolic engraving featuring three figures within a triangular frame, representing Egyptian cosmological concepts.
A complex vertical engraving representing the 'Eastern Part' of an obelisk's inscriptions, divided into three symbolic registers.
A complex hermetic illustration featuring a hawk-headed deity above a panel of symbolic figures and motifs.
Allegorical depiction of the deity Serapis with symbolic attributes and explanatory text.
Woodcut illustration of the Japanese deity Amida seated on a lotus flower, compared to Harpocrates.
Circular emblem depicting the Egyptian deity Horus with symbolic attributes.
A triangular engraving titled 'Mathematica Hieroglyph' depicting three figures in Egyptian-style dress under a canopy, surrounded by symbolic letters and icons.
A complex circular diagram of the ancient Egyptian zodiac, featuring twelve signs with associated deities and symbols, centered on a winged sun disk.
A circular astrological diagram featuring a central human figure, known as the 'Zodiac Man', surrounded by the twelve signs of the zodiac.
A circular emblem within the larger diagram, featuring an ouroboros encircling a central square with sun and moon symbols, flanked by four seated figures.
An engraving depicting a mechanical altar or alchemical apparatus flanked by two robed figures, likely representing Egyptian priests or deities.
A circular emblem featuring a standing figure of Horus holding a staff, accompanied by a triangle and a globe.
Engraved plate (Tab. V) from Kircher's Oedipus Aegyptiacus depicting Egyptian mummies, an embalming scene, and a canopic jar.
An ornate Egyptian lamp featuring a phallic shape with a figure of Silenus riding it, supported by a large bird's claw.
Engraved portrait of Dr. John Everard, the author, holding a book.
The Gospel-treasury opened
Allegorical engraving on a title page featuring classical figures and a mountain landscape.
Portrait of a ten-year-old girl named Barbara Unnenfis, shown with a crutch.
Engraved portrait of Jean d'Espagnet (Johannes Despagne), the author of the work.
An essay of the wonders of God
Madonna and Child within a radiant, oval-shaped stone or geode.
An engraving of a mythical hybrid creature, a rooster with a long, coiled serpentine tail, identified in the text as a 'Gallus ophiomorphos'.
Engraving of a bearded man holding lilies and a staff, centered within a mystical clock-like arrangement of numbers.
Commentary on Genesis (Mysterium Magnum)
French royal coat of arms with three fleurs-de-lis, a crown, and two winged putti supporters.
Engraved portrait of John Pordage (Johann Pordædsche) within an oval frame atop a pedestal.
Divine and True Metaphysics
An intricate allegorical engraving by Simon Gribelin, featuring a central narrative scene surrounded by a border rich with symbolic objects.
Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times - Volume 1
Elaborate architectural headpiece with a central oval medallion and flanking panels containing figures.
Intricate architectural headpiece engraving featuring a central portal flanked by two niches with allegorical figures.
A detailed engraving of a central seated deity, possibly a Buddha, surrounded by smaller figures in a tiered architectural niche.
Engraving of Saints Peter and Paul with the papal coat of arms of Benedict XIV
Engraved portrait of Matthew Wren, D.D., Lord Bishop of Ely
Faint engraving of a female figure surrounded by Art Nouveau floral motifs.
Divine Providence
Portrait of Karl von Eckartshausen in profile, set within an oval frame surrounded by foliage and a quote from Rousseau.
On Religion, Freethinking, and Enlightenment
Engraving of two women in traditional Yemeni dress from the interior regions.
Travels through Arabia and Other Countries in the East
Engraving of the Ascension of Christ
Christ the Greatest Hero in Battle
Engraving of a robed figure looking up towards a light in the clouds.
God is the Purest Love
Hand-colored engraving of a Jewish High Priest in ceremonial vestments.
Abraxas Gems
Engraving of a high-ranking figure, possibly a Byzantine official or cleric, seated at a desk with an open book and an attendant.
Byzantine History of Nicephorus Gregoras
A woodcut illustration showing a man in a tree and several figures below in a landscape setting.
Tales of Old Japan, With Illustrations
A woodcut illustration depicting a man digging with a hoe, a dog nearby, and another man watching from behind a tree.
Two-panel woodcut illustration depicting anthropomorphic foxes (kitsune) in traditional Japanese dress and settings.
Engraving of a Korean magistrate and his servant on a ship deck.
Corea, the Hermit Nation
A complex esoteric emblem featuring a hexagram and triangle with human and animal faces.
Isis Unveiled Vol. I - Science
Publisher's emblem for J.W. Bouton featuring a seated woman with a book and an anchor entwined with a sea monster.
Isis Unveiled Vol. II - Theology
Photographic portrait of August Karl Reischauer, the author of the book.
Studies in Japanese Buddhism
Full-page color illustration of two Chinese figures, identified as Liang-choa-che (the skimming commissioner), standing beneath a pine tree.
Gold-stamped heraldic emblem featuring two angels supporting a shield topped with a crown.
harley ms 4751
Illuminated miniature of an ox from a medieval bestiary
Medieval manuscript illumination of a swan standing over a serpent and a human head.
Illuminated miniature of two birds in a stone structure
A rectangular miniature illumination depicting three geese and a fox in a landscape.
Woodcut illustration depicting a scene from Dante's Inferno, Canto VI, showing figures in the circle of the gluttonous.
A multi-scene woodcut illustrating Canto VII of Dante's Inferno, showing Dante and Virgil encountering Pluto and the souls of the avaricious and prodigal.
Woodcut illustration of Dante's Inferno, Canto XIII, depicting the Wood of the Suicides.
Woodcut illustration of Dante and Virgil encountering Geryon in the Inferno.
Woodcut illustration for Dante's Inferno, Canto XXV, showing the punishment of the thieves.
Woodcut illustration for Dante's Inferno, Canto XXVIII, depicting the punishment of the sowers of discord.
Woodcut illustration for Dante's Inferno, Canto XXXI, depicting the giants in the pit.
Woodcut illustration for Canto IV of Dante's Purgatorio, showing Dante and Virgil meeting Belacqua.
Woodcut illustration for Dante's Purgatorio, Canto VI, depicting Dante and Virgil meeting Sordello.
Woodcut illustration depicting souls in Purgatory, some in prayer and others in groups under a starry sky.
Woodcut illustration for Dante's Purgatorio, Canto XVIII, depicting the slothful.
A complex woodcut illustration depicting Dante's dream of the Siren from Purgatorio, Canto XIX.
Woodcut illustration for Dante's Purgatorio, Canto XXIV
Woodcut illustration for Dante's Purgatorio, Canto XXVI, showing Dante and Virgil observing souls in the flames of purification.
Woodcut illustration of Dante meeting Beatrice in Purgatory, featuring her chariot and the river Lethe.
Woodcut illustration depicting a scene from Dante's Purgatorio, Canto XXXII.
Woodcut illustration for Dante's Paradiso, Canto X, depicting the Heaven of the Sun.
Woodcut illustration for Dante's Paradiso, Canto XVI, showing Dante and Beatrice in the Heaven of Mars above a view of Florence.
Woodcut illustration for Dante's Paradiso, Canto XVII, showing figures and the city of Verona under a starry sky.
A woodcut illustration depicting a celestial scene from Dante's Paradiso, featuring an eagle formed of stars and several figures below.
Woodcut illustration for Canto XXI of Dante's Paradiso, depicting the sphere of Saturn.
A woodcut illustration depicting the battle between the Archangel Michael and Lucifer.
Woodcut illustration of Dante's Purgatorio, Canto V, showing Dante and Virgil on Mount Purgatory with various souls.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating Canto VIII of Dante's Purgatorio, showing Dante and Virgil among the souls on Mount Purgatory.
A woodcut depicting a domestic scene of infant care and postpartum recovery, featuring a woman bathing a baby and another woman resting in bed.
A man using a Jacob's staff to measure the height of a tower.
Woodcut emblem of a young man representing Friendship (Amicitia), with Latin inscriptions on his clothing and around him.
Large decorative woodcut initial 'I' depicting an allegorical or mythological figure in a classical setting.
Woodcut depicting the Flight into Egypt, showing Mary and the infant Jesus on a donkey led by Joseph.
Woodcut depicting Pontius Pilate washing his hands.
Jesus washing the feet of his disciples
Monastic Practice
A woodcut illustration depicting a central seated figure, likely a deity or sage, flanked by four standing attendants in traditional Chinese robes.
Woodcut illustration of the Jade Emperor (Yu Huang Shang Di) with two attendants.
Woodcut illustration of Donghua Dijun (Lord of the East) seated on a throne, flanked by two attendants holding ceremonial fans.
Woodcut illustration depicting three figures in traditional Chinese official robes and headgear, identified by the text as the 'Great Emperor of the Lower Prime' (Xiayuan Sanyuan Dadi).
Woodcut illustration depicting the God of the Western Peak (Mount Hua) with attendants and a supplicant.
Woodcut illustration of a central seated figure, likely a deity or high-ranking official, flanked by two attendants.
Woodcut illustration of the deity Taiyi and an attendant from 'Soushen Ji'.
Woodcut illustration of the Christ child triumphing over a dragon, holding a cross-staff and surrounded by a halo inscribed 'CHRISTVS'.
Echo of the God-Enlightened Fraternity of the Order of the Rosy Cross
A series of panels depicting celestial figures and angels associated with divine names and planetary spheres.
Woodcut reproduction of the heading of the Nestorian Stele, featuring a cross and nine Chinese characters.
A circular woodcut illustration of an Egyptian 'phylacterium' or coin, featuring a central figure of a Canopic jar with a human head, surrounded by various symbols including a pentagram and Greek/Coptic letters.
A diagrammatic table titled 'Paradigma Lectionis Hieroglyphicae' illustrating Kircher's interpretive method for Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Engraved plate of a 'Horoscopium Magneticum Physico-mechanicum perpetuo Mobile', a complex magnetic-mechanical clockwork device.
Engraving of an 'Anemoscopium Magneticum' (magnetic wind-vane) showing its internal and external components.
A circular diagram of the 'Zodiac Man' (Homo Signorum) showing the correspondence between human body parts and the twelve signs of the zodiac.
A circular emblem depicting the Egyptian deity Horus with various symbolic attributes.
A complex alchemical and cosmological diagram featuring a central cross and celestial spheres.
An intricate triangular engraving depicting a central seated goddess flanked by two standing figures, with a divine eye in a smaller triangle above.
A complex symbolic engraving titled 'HIEROGRAMMATISMVS IV', featuring a hawk-headed deity, a serpent, and various geometric and alphabetic symbols.
Allegorical woodcut within a triangular frame showing a central seated figure flanked by two standing figures under a winged sun disk.
A complex symbolic engraving featuring a crowned hawk, a coiled serpent, and various geometric diagrams.
A complex engraving of Egyptian-style symbols and figures, numbered 1 through 17, arranged vertically within a frame.
A detailed engraving of a vertical section of an Egyptian obelisk, featuring numerous numbered hieroglyphic symbols and figures.
Detailed engraving of one side of an Egyptian obelisk featuring various hieroglyphic-like symbols, birds, human heads, and ritual objects.
A complex vertical arrangement of Egyptian-style hieroglyphs and figures, numbered for textual reference.
An Egyptian obelisk covered in pseudo-hieroglyphs, surmounted by a double-headed eagle.
Woodcut of the Syrian goddess Derceto depicted as a mermaid on a pedestal.
A seated figure representing the Japanese deity Amida, depicted in a meditative pose with a conical hat and prayer beads.
Woodcut illustration of a complex Mexican idol with multiple limbs and animal features.
Circular emblem showing a hand emerging from a cloud holding a pair of scales and a compass, surrounded by a motto.
A vertical, anthropomorphic figure representing a 'Triforme Numen' (Triform Deity), containing eight distinct symbolic compartments or 'Octo Classes Mundi' (Eight Classes of the World).
A series of four panels depicting pseudo-Egyptian hieroglyphic figures, including a winged scarab-human hybrid, cynocephali, and a figure supporting a sphinx.
A woodcut illustration of the Egyptian deity Ammon with a ram's head, holding a lituus and a flagellum.
Two 'Hieroglyphic Hands' (Manus Hieroglyphica) marked N and O, covered in symbolic figures including a face with an ankh, a frog, a snake, a lizard, and a turtle.
An engraving of an Egyptian priest, identified as a priest of Momphtha, wearing a lion skin and holding ritual objects, presented as if carved into stone.
Engraving of an ibis-headed Egyptian deity, likely Thoth or Hermes Trismegistus, seated on a throne.
Three hybrid figures with human heads and winged bodies, representing allegorical or mythological entities.
Engraved plate depicting two Egyptian sarcophagi, labeled Fig. I and Fig. II, featuring extensive hieroglyphic inscriptions and mythological scenes.
Two Egyptian anthropoid sarcophagi, labeled A and B, featuring intricate symbolic decorations and human faces.
Engraving showing a cross-section of the Earth's interior with subterranean fire chambers and personified winds.
A narrative scene depicting a man with a sword confronting a dragon in a rocky cavern.
Portrait of Jacob Boehme
Engraved royal coat of arms featuring two winged figures holding a crown over a shield with fleurs-de-lis.
Circular allegorical engraving featuring a landscape with a rising sun and figures, enclosed in a decorative border.
Engraving of the Temple of Tensio Daisin at Isie (Ise Grand Shrine) in Japan.
An allegorical engraving featuring an open book inscribed with 'DEPOSITVM CVSTODI', flanked by lions and beehives, with a dove representing the Holy Spirit above.
Hand-colored engraving of a Knight Templar in full military dress, holding a sword.
The Knights of the Temple of Jerusalem
Engraving of a seated figure, likely a saint or scholar, holding an open book while seated on an elaborate throne.
A Japanese woodcut illustration showing a woman in a floral kimono standing near a screen, while another figure is seated behind it, looking at a book.
The official seal of the Theosophical Society, featuring an ouroboros, a hexagram, an ankh, and a swastika.
Key to Theosophy
Frontispiece depicting various Chinese spirits, both benevolent and malevolent.
The Religious System of China, Vol. 4: The Soul in Philosophy and Folk-Conception
Frontispiece illustration titled 'Salvation' depicting a ship with figures and people praying on shore.
Sectarianism and Religious Persecution in China, Vol. 1
Portrait of a man wearing a hat and a jacket with a 'Sun and Moon Badge' visible on his pocket.
At the Back of the Black Man's Mind
A photographic portrait of two seated men, identified as the late Neamlau and an officer, wearing traditional regalia and holding ceremonial staffs.
Portrait of Blessed Angela of Foligno after a fresco by Pierantonio Mezzastris.
An allegorical illustration of Ardhanarishvara, the androgynous form of Shiva and Parvati, set within a hexagram and a triangle.
A complex occult emblem featuring a hexagram containing the four figures of the Tetramorph.
Illustration of Ardhanarishvara within a hexagram, labeled 'ADA NARI'.
A color illustration of a temple interior featuring three water goddesses, including T'ien-fei (Mazu), seated on an altar.
Full-page color illustration depicting two figures, Siao-kong and Siao-kung, standing by a river with a boat in the foreground.
A Taoist talismanic print (fu) on yellow paper depicting Zhao Gongming (Zhao Xuan-tan), the God of Wealth, surrounded by his attendants and symbols of prosperity.
Full-page color illustration of two civil door gods (Men Shen) depicted as scholarly officials.
Full-length color illustration of King Zhou of Shang (Tcheou), depicted as a deity with a fierce expression, a black beard, and traditional imperial robes.
Full-length color portrait of Huang Daopo (Hoang-tao-p'ouo), the legendary innovator of the Chinese textile industry.
Illuminated miniature of two lambs standing on their hind legs flanking a stylized tree.
A woodcut depicting a woman embracing a demonic figure in a landscape.
Three women gathered around a small round table under a tree, possibly depicting a witches' meal.
Historiated woodcut initial 'S' depicting a group of figures in a scholarly or religious debate.
Woodcut of the Christ Child holding a cross, surrounded by a rose wreath.
Woodcut depicting the Pentecost, with the Virgin Mary and the Apostles receiving the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove and tongues of fire.
Ornate architectural frontispiece for a Hebrew book featuring Solomonic columns and classical motifs.
The Book of Splendor
Woodcut illustration of the deity Houtu (Earth Goddess) and attendants in a carriage, set against a landscape of clouds and rocks.
Woodcut illustration of three weather deities: Dian Shen (Lightning Goddess), Feng Bo (Earl of Wind), and Yu Shi (Master of Rain) amidst clouds.
Anatomical diagram of internal organs integrated with a compass rose of winds.
A scientific illustration showing a man performing an experiment with a bowl and a large barrel connected by a pipe.
An engraving depicting a scientific or alchemical apparatus consisting of two vessels connected by a curved tube, set against a coastal landscape with a ship and a personified celestial figure.
A complex astronomical and magnetic diagram titled 'SCIATERICO MAGNETICV', featuring a central personified sun, concentric scales, and zodiac symbols.
