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Book of Spirits: detail: the Open Book

Book of Spirits: detail: the Open Book

The Magus, or Celestial Intelligencer (1801)

The open Book of Spirits without the caption. I also made an image with just the dragon rider.

Keywords: occult, books, symbols, pictures of books, dragons, demons, colour, spooky

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Added: 2008-10-30

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Dragon Rider

Dragon Rider

The Magus, or Celestial Intelligencer (1801)

A demon rides a dragon, spearing it with an arrow. This is a detail from the Book of Spirits.

Keywords: dragons, demons, occult, colour, spooky

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Added: 2008-10-30

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Book of Spirits.

Book of Spirits.

The Magus, or Celestial Intelligencer (1801)

An engraving showing an occult Book of Spirits: A specimen of the book of Spirits to be made of virgin Vellum. P. Barrett Del. Pub. by Lackington & Allen I also made an image with just the Book of Spi [...]

Keywords: occult, books, pictures of books, dragons, demons, colour, spooky

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Added: 2008-10-30

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Carriage pulled by a Dragon.

Carriage pulled by a Dragon.

Callot’s Etchings (1974)

This is a detail from plate 206, “Entrance of Henry of Lorraine, marquess of Moy, under the name of Pirandre” from the series The Combat at the Barrier, 1627. Here is a carriage with a scuplted lion a [...]

Keywords: mythical creatures, dragons, transport, people

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Added: 2008-06-12

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Heraldic Dragon.

Heraldic Dragon.

Magazine of Art Illustrated (1878)

The dragon is, perhaps, the most venerable symbol employed in ornamental art. (p. 375) Fronm the first the dragon was always a favourite device in heraldry. What more frequent than the dragon-crested [...]

Keywords: dragons, mythical creatures, heraldry

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Added: 2009-01-09

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Decorative Initial T With Dragons (Borderless Version)

Decorative Initial T With Dragons (Borderless Version)

Magazine of Art Illustrated (1878)

This is a version of the drop cap letter t with a dragon but without the gray border around it, to make it a little more versatile. You can use the smaller sizes directly in your Web pages if you lik [...]

Keywords: lettert, initials, dragons, mythical creatures, clipart

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Added: 2009-01-10

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St. George and the Dragon

St. George and the Dragon

Magazine of Art Illustrated (1878)

An engraving showing a statue of St. George slaying the dragon, by J. E. Boehm, A.R.A. St. George is here depicted as an almost-naked man riding a horse, a Roman centurian wearing only sandals and a h [...]

Keywords: statues, dragons, people, weapons, animals, horses

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Added: 2005-10-28

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Decorative Initial T With Dragons

Decorative Initial T With Dragons

Magazine of Art Illustrated (1878)

An initial used for a drop cap (drop capital, or decorative initial) in this 1880 book. The initial is a letter “T” and has two dragons in it. It is signed with a monogram LFD, presumably for Lewis [...]

Keywords: lettert, initials, dragons, mythical creatures

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Added: 2009-01-10

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St. George and the Dragon [detail]

St. George and the Dragon [detail]

Magazine of Art Illustrated (1878)

A detail from St. George and the Dragon showing the dragon’s head.

Keywords: dragons, statues, wallpaper, backgrounds

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Added: 2005-10-28

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Bookplate detail: family crest

Bookplate detail: family crest

The Holy Court (1663)

The coat of arms from the bookplate. it is surmounted by a dragon’s head, and there is a bird, perhaps a falcon, in the coat of arms itself. This is a detail from the Bookplate image.

Keywords: bookplates, heraldry, dragons

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Added: 2007-06-21

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Decorative initial letter “E” from 16th Century

Decorative initial letter “E” from 16th Century

Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

This capital “E” is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial; there’s also a small version for an avatar or icon. It is taken from a 16th century alphabet, and depicts [...]

Keywords: lettere, initials, dragons, mythical creatures, fleurs de lys

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Added: 2009-11-12

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a dragon and a griffin (gryphon), without the text, and larger

a dragon and a griffin (gryphon), without the text, and larger

The Grammar of Heraldry (1718)

Keywords: dragons, gryphons, heraldry

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Added: 2003-02-26

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