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Alphabetic human forms

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BL3276199
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Alphabetic human forms
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British Library, London, UK
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Notebook of William Blake Author: Blake, William / Illustrator: Blake, William England; circa 1787-1818 Language: English Source/Shelfmark: Add. 49460, f.38v [Whole folio] Three portrait heads.Ten diagrammatic drawings of human forms stylized into letters. The head between knees, elbows at right angles, and legs contorted into 'Y', and the soaring woman, Oothoon, with her arms and scarf forming the monogram 'VD', are related to the 'Visions of the Daughters of Albion'. The mother and child of 'Holy Thursday' are shaped as 'L'. The two anguished aged men are self-clutching, and wrapped into the shapes of 'O' and 'P' Image taken from Notebook of William Blake. Originally published/produced in England; circa 1787-1818.

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anatomy / science / named people / biology / personalities / sciences / people / famous people / discipline / people by name / portrait / natural sciences / william blake / blake / william
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