First Book of Urizen (page 2/2)

[picture: 1.---Title page: The Book of Urizen]

1.—Title page: The Book of Urizen

The Book of URIZEN

LAMBETH. Printed by Will. Blake 1794

A long-haired man, seemingly naked, squats on top of an open book, his beard covers all except his knees [more...] [$]

[picture: 2.---Preludium to the book of Urizen]

2.—Preludium to the book of Urizen

PRELUDIUM TO the book of URIZEN [more...]

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[picture: 3.---Chapter I of Blake's Book of Urizen]
[picture: 4.---Urizen kneels.]

4.—Urizen kneels.

A full-page illustration of a naked man kneeling; Urizen himself, I presume; he crouches naked on one knee, his long white beard reaching down to lie on the ground next to his bare right foot. The background presumably shows the thunderous weather. There is no text on this page; I append some text that [...] [more...]

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[picture: 5.---The Book Revealed]

5.—The Book Revealed

Urizen (?) holds a giant open book inscribed with strange symbols; the text is as follows: [more...]

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[picture: 6.---Urizen in the Womb-like Globe]

6.—Urizen in the Womb-like Globe

Urizen floats naked in the darkness. Full-page illustration without text.

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