Book Art Collection (page 2)

Furiously Wotan is riding to the rock. Illustration for The Rhinegold and The Valkyrie by Richard Artist: Rackham
Furiously Wotan is riding to the rock. Illustration for The Rhinegold and The Valkyrie by Richard Wagner, 1910. Private Collection

Thors Journey to the Land of the Giants, 1901. Artist: Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939)
Thors Journey to the Land of the Giants, 1901. Private Collection

The Wheel of Fortune (from an manuscript of Troy Book by John Lydgate), Mid of the 15th century. Artist: Anonymous
The Wheel of Fortune (from an manuscript of Troy Book by John Lydgate), Mid of the 15th century. Found in the collection of John Rylands University Library

Duke John I of Brabant (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Artist: Anonymous
Duke John I of Brabant (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Found in the collection of the Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Heidelberg

Le Grimoire du Pape Honorius, 1760. Artist: Anonymous
Le Grimoire du Pape Honorius, 1760. Private Collection

Askold and Dir asked by Rurik for a permission to go to Constantinople (from the Radziwill Chronicle), 15th century. Found in the collection of the Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St

The Baptism of Prince Vladimir I (from the Radziwill Chronicle), 15th century. Artist: Anonymous
The Baptism of Prince Vladimir I (from the Radziwill Chronicle), 15th century. Found in the collection of the Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg

Battle between Sviatopolk the Accursed and Yaroslav the Wise (from the Radziwill Chronicle), 15th century. Found in the collection of the Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg

Dream-vision of Genghis Khan (From: Jean Hayton, Fleur des histoires de la terre d Orient), c. 1410
Dream-vision of Genghis Khan (From: Jean Hayton, Fleur des histoires de la terre d Orient), c.1410. Found in the collection of the New York Public Library

Sappho throwing herself into the sea (Illustration for The Heroides by Ovid), 1485-1499. Found in the collection of the The Huntington, California

6. Yaroslav 7. Sviatoslav II 8. Sviatopolk 9. Vladimir Monomakh 10. Yuri I 11. Ivan II 12. Dmitry Donskoy 13. Ivan III, 1831. From a private collection

1. Rurik 2. Igor of Kiev 3. Olga 4. Sviatoslav 5. Vladimir the Great 14. Ivan IV (from Il costume antico)
1. Rurik 2. Igor of Kiev 3. Olga 4. Sviatoslav 5. Vladimir the Great 14. Ivan IV (from Il costume antico? by Giulio Ferrario), 1831. From a private collection

Da ud Receives a Robe of Honor from Munim Khan (llustration from The Akbarnama), ca 1604. Found in the collection of the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C

Victory of Richard the Lionheart over Philip Augustus in 1198. Miniature from the Historia by William of Tyre, 1460s. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque de Geneve

The Siege of Antioch during the First Crusade, ca 1200. Artist: Anonymous
The Siege of Antioch during the First Crusade, ca 1200. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Guillaume Tirel, dit Taillevent (Le Viandier), 16th century. Artist: Anonymous
Guillaume Tirel, dit Taillevent (Le Viandier), 16th century. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Jahangir Preferring a Sufi sheikh to Kings, c. 1618. Artist: Bichitr (?-ca 1660)
Jahangir Preferring a Sufi sheikh to Kings, c. 1618. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Illustration to "Salammbo" by Gustave Flaubert, 1893. Creator: Prouve, Victor (1858-1943)
Illustration to "Salammbo" by Gustave Flaubert, 1893. Found in the Collection of the Musee lorrain, Nancy

First Battle of Panipat, 1526. Miniature from Baburnama, ca 1592. Creator: Anonymous
First Battle of Panipat, 1526. Miniature from Baburnama, ca 1592. Found in the collection of British Library

Bernard of Clairvaux sending monks to daughter houses, Cistercian monks, 1249-1250
Bernard of Clairvaux sending monks to daughter houses, Cistercian monks. From: Expositio in Apocalypsim by Alexander of Bremen, 1249-1250. Found in the collection of Cambridge University Library

Recopilacion subtilissima, intitulada Orthographia pratica, 1548. Creator: Yciar (Iciar)
Recopilacion subtilissima, intitulada Orthographia pratica, 1548. Private Collection

Demotte Shahnameh: Faramarz pursues the king of Kabul, ca 1330. Creator: Iranian master
Demotte Shahnameh: Faramarz pursues the king of Kabul, ca 1330. Found in the Collection of Musee du Louvre, Paris

Natasha Rostova. Illustration for the novel War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, 1944-1947. Found in the Collection of State Museum of Leo Tolstoy, Moscow

Nikolai Rostov. Illustration for the novel War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, 1944-1947. Found in the Collection of State Museum of Leo Tolstoy, Moscow

Frontispiece to novelette Tarantas (The Tarantass) by Vladimir Sollogub, 1845. Creator: Gagarin
Frontispiece to novelette Tarantas (The Tarantass) by Vladimir Sollogub, 1845. Private Collection

Half-title for Nouvelles by Alfred de Musset, 1887. Creator: Cortazzo, Oreste (1836-1912)
Half-title for Nouvelles by Alfred de Musset, 1887. Private Collection

Compilation arthurienne de Micheau Gonnot, 1470. Creator: D Espinques, Evrard
Compilation arthurienne de Micheau Gonnot. Gautier Map, La Queste del Saint-Graal, La Mort le roi Artu, 1470. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque Nationale de France

The three Grail Knights brings the Holy Grail to the Ship of Solomon, 15th century
The three Grail Knights brings the Holy Grail to the Ship of Solomon. From: Lancelot en prose, 15th century. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Cover design Biblia by Martin Luther, 1541. Creator: Cranach, Lucas, the Younger
Cover design " Biblia" by Martin Luther, 1541. Private Collection

Cover design Psyche by Louis Couperus, 1898. Creator: Toorop, Jan (1858-1928)
Cover design " Psyche" by Louis Couperus, 1898. Private Collection

Cover design Metamorfoze by Louis Couperus, 1897. Creator: Toorop, Jan (1858-1928)
Cover design " Metamorfoze" by Louis Couperus, 1897. Private Collection

Title page from: Giorgio Vasari, The Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, 1568. Private Collection

Parole in liberta, 1932. Creator: Marinetti, Filippo Tommaso (1876-1944)
Parole in liberta, 1932. Private Collection

Phe?bus et Bore?e (Phoebus and Boreas), 1837-1839. Creator: Imam Bakhsh Lahori (active 1830s-1840s)
Phe?bus et Bore?e (Phoebus and Boreas), 1837-1839. Found in the Collection of Musee Jean de La Fontaine, Ville de Chateau-Thierry

Le Singe et le Leopard (The Monkey and the Leopard), 1837-1839. Creator: Imam Bakhsh Lahori
Le Singe et le Leopard (The Monkey and the Leopard), 1837-1839. Found in the Collection of Musee Jean de La Fontaine, Ville de Chateau-Thierry

Songe d un habitant du Mogol (The Moguls Dream), 1837-1839. Creator: Imam Bakhsh Lahori
Songe d un habitant du Mogol (The Moguls Dream), 1837-1839. Found in the Collection of Musee Jean de La Fontaine, Ville de Chateau-Thierry

Le Dragon a plusieurs tetes et le dragon a plusieurs queues, 1837-1839
Le Dragon a plusieurs tetes et le dragon a plusieurs queues (The Dragon with Many Heads, and the Dragon with Many Tails), 1837-1839

Le Meunier son fils et l Ane (The miller, his son and the donkey), 1837-1839. Creator
Le Meunier son fils et l Ane (The miller, his son and the donkey), 1837-1839. Found in the Collection of Musee Jean de La Fontaine, Ville de Chateau-Thierry

La souris metamorphosee en fille (The Mouse Turned into a Maid), 1837-1839. Found in the Collection of Musee Jean de La Fontaine, Ville de Chateau-Thierry

Le cheval et le loup (The Horse and the Wolf), 1837-1839. Creator: Imam Bakhsh Lahori
Le cheval et le loup (The Horse and the Wolf), 1837-1839. Found in the Collection of Musee Jean de La Fontaine, Ville de Chateau-Thierry

Fables de La Fontaine, 1837-1839. Creator: Imam Bakhsh Lahori (active 1830s-1840s)
Fables de La Fontaine, 1837-1839. Found in the Collection of Musee Jean de La Fontaine, Ville de Chateau-Thierry

L Ours et l amateur de jardins (The Bear and the Gardener), 1837-1839. Creator: Imam Bakhsh Lahori
L Ours et l amateur de jardins (The Bear and the Gardener), 1837-1839. Found in the Collection of Musee Jean de La Fontaine, Ville de Chateau-Thierry

Representation d acteurs, mimes et jongleurs. Frontispice du manuscrit Terence dit de Martin Gouge, 1407. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Annunciation to the shepherds: country dance. From Heures de Charles d Angouleme, c. 1480. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque Nationale de France

The Marriage. From: Renaud de Montauban, ca 1465. Creator: Aubert, David (active 1449-1480)
The Marriage. From: Renaud de Montauban, ca 1465. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque de l Arsenal

Bal des Ardents (Miniature from the Grandes Chroniques de France by Jean Froissart), 15th century. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque de l Arsenal

Panorama de la Cote, 1937-1938. Private Collection

Principles of Cubism and Other Modern Trends in Painting of All Ages and Peoples, 1913. Private Collection

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"Book Art: A Journey Through Time and Imagination" Step into the enchanting world of book art, where pages come alive with captivating illustrations and intricate designs. From timeless classics to ancient manuscripts, each piece tells a unique story that transcends time. In "The Little Prince, " Antoine de Saint-Exupery's beloved tale takes flight as whimsical drawings dance across the pages. The Limbourg brothers' masterpieces in "Les Tres Riches Heures du duc de Berry" transport us to medieval France, capturing the essence of February and May with their vibrant colors. "Loki's Brood" from "Valhalla: Gods of the Teutons" immerses us in Norse mythology, while Arthur Rackham brings Richard Wagner's epic saga to life in his stunning illustration of Freia. Delve into Greek history through an anonymous artist's depiction of "Greek Fire, " showcasing both beauty and destruction. Tatyana emerges from Alexander Pushkin's poetic masterpiece, "Eugene Onegin, " her image evoking emotions that words alone cannot convey. Arthur Rackham returns once more with his mesmerizing artwork for "The Edda, " transporting us to a realm where gods and heroes collide. Witness Brunnhilde's tragic fate as she leaps onto Siegfried's funeral pyre in another breathtaking creation by Rackham. Sir John Tenniel enchants readers young and old with his iconic portrayal of Alice in Wonderland, bringing Lewis Carroll's imaginative world to vivid reality. Travel back centuries ago with an anonymous artist who immortalized Henry I, Count of Anhalt in the Codex Manesse. And explore the mystic realms within "The Key of Solomon, " its early 18th-century illustrations revealing secrets hidden between its ancient pages. Book art is not merely about visual aesthetics; it is a gateway to new dimensions where stories intertwine with artistic expression.