Woodcarving of Joséphin Péladan aka Sar Merodack (Jacques Grüber, late 19th century).
Woodcut illustrations from Gregor Reisch’s Margarita Philosophica (artist unknown, 1503).
(via Gary S. Stoudt, Ptolemy, & Wikipedia)
Pages from Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples’ Epitome, compendiosaque introductio in libros arithmeticos divi Severini Boetii—“Studiosus Palestrites” woodcut on left page (unknown artist, 1510 CE).
Illustration from Salomon Trismosin’s Splendor Solis—from Aureum vellus (a collection of works by Salomon Trismosin, Paracelsus, Bartholomaeus Korndorffer, and others) (artist unknown, 18th century).
(via Motherboard)
Pages from Salomon Trismosin’s Splendor Solis (unknown artist, 1582).
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Pages from Donum Dei (writer and artist unknown, late 15th century).
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Woodcut illustrations from various editions of Ulrich Molitor’s De lamiis et phitonicis mulieribus (unknown artists, 1489, 1500, & 1544).
Manuscript page with woodcut illustration depicting Nicholas of Cusa—printed by Georg Rhaw (artist unknown, early 16th century).
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Colored woodcut depicting the The Death of Simon Magus from Hartmann Schedel’s The Nuremberg Chronicle (illustrated by Michael Wolgemut and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff, published by Anton Koberger, 1493 CE).
(via Wikipedia)
Engraving of Apollonius of Tyana (Franz Cleyn, 1659 CE).
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Engraving depicting the heresies and trial of the North Berwick Witches and their leaders Dr. John Fian and Francis Stewart, the 5th Earl of Bothwell—from King James VI of Scotland’s Newes from Scotland: Declaring the Damnable Life and Death of Dr. John Fian (artist unknown, 1591).
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Frontispiece to Dionysii Carthusiani by Denys le Chartreux—typesetting design and engravings by Peter Quentel (1535).
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Engraving depicting The Torment of St. Anthony (Martin Schongauer, circa 1470-1475).
(via wikipedia / public domain art)
Engraving portrait of François de Pâris (unknown artist, 18th century).
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Depiction of Satan from John Milton's Paradise Lost (Gustave Doré, circa 1866).
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Woodcut from Articuli centum et sexaginta adversus huius tempestatis mathematicos atque philosophos (Giordano Bruno, 1588).
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