Esoterica Collection (page 2)

Cartomancy Playing Cards The Witch (Hex) from a pack of cards for an old Rheinish Game Birds Play 1750

PLANETS -EARTH Lunar landscape - Earth-set. (The caption printed at the foot of this image is inaccurate). Colour wood engraving in Agnes Gilbernes Sun, Moon and Stars. 1881

Festivals - Halloween - window display in a store in the United States of America, where the witchcraft and ghost cult of Halloween is taken most seriously

MONSTERS. The Chimaaera. Chromolitho by Smit. From the 1896 edition of P L Scalter s
MONSTERS. The Chimaaera. Chromolitho by Smit. From the 1896 edition of P L Scalters The Royal Natural History

UNICORN The Unicorn Fish. From the 1896 edition of P L Scalters The Royal Natural History

Britain, London Buckingham Palace A 2006 Charles Walker / TopFoto
Britain, London Buckingham Palace e2006 Charles Walker / TopFoto

HISTORY OF BRITAIN - TOWER OF LONDON - HENRY VII, Nineteenth century lithographic print
HISTORY OF BRITAIN - TOWER OF LONDON - HENRY VII Nineteenth century lithographic print, based on the late 15th century British Library manuscript, Royal 16, f. ii

Rearing snake (naga) around the Buddhist well, or royal bath (dated circa 1670) in the Tusa Hiti, Patan, Nepal

Ast. Sites Chartres The bull of Luke on the tympanum of the Royal Portal with the four zodiacal symbols for the Evangelists Chartres Cathedral 13th century

Mother of pearl inlay of the 108 symbols on the soles Feet of the Giant reclining Buddha in the Royal Palace temple Bangkok Thailand

MEDICINE Titlepage of the influential Pharmacopoea Londinensis, 1618, printed by John Marriot. The royal symbolism of Crown, Lion and Unicorn dominate, but the living vine

Snakes Cobras and a rat-snake. Chromolithograph by Smit, from the 1896 edition of P L Scalters The Royal Natural History

MEDICAL A proclamation, of 1618, published at the command of King James I, instructing Engish apothecaries to follow the medicinable receipts of the newly printed dispensary

The northern constellations, as marked on an Arabic star map: after a nineteenth century lithograph by Nethercliff, for the Royal Asiatic Society

MONSTERS - The Blue Shark. From the 1896 edition of P L Scalters The Royal Natural History

NEPAL - Patan The sunken royal bath of the Tusha Hiti, at Patan, dated to 1670, with a large array of intricate carvings

SAINTS - MATHILDIS - MAUD Saint Mathildis - often called in English, Saint Maud - was a 10th century German Queen, who had been well educated in the monastery at Erford

FAIRY TALES - WILD SWANS The eleven wild swans with royal crowns. Illustration by Doreen Baxter, for the tale, The Wild Swans, in The Fairy-Tale Omnibus

MONSTERS - GIANT ANACONDA Giant anaconda in the swamp water of the Amazon. From the 1896 edition of P L Scalters The Royal Natural History

Christian Virgin Mary and Child. lithographic reproduction (19th century) of the drawing by Matthew Paris (who kneels at the feet of the Virgin). From British Library manuscript. Royal 14, c. VII

Illustration of a wild cat from Richard Lydekkers Royal Natural History, 1896

The Black Iguana. Illustration from Richard Lydenkkers Royal Natural History, 1896 - eTopFoto / Charles Walker

DREAMS - Insert colour plate diagram to illustrate a popular text on dream interpretation. From The Royal Book of Dreams. by Raphael, c. 1840. Plate seems to be earlier

The Duke of Gloucester accusing Jane Shore of witchcraft - Elizabeth Jane Shore (c
The Duke of Gloucester accusing Jane Shore of witchcraft - Elizabeth " Jane" Shore (c. 1445 - c. 1527) was one of the many mistresses of King Edward IV of England

Baboons - illustration from Richard Lydekkers Royal Natural History, 1896 - A TopFoto
Baboons - illustration from Richard Lydekkers Royal Natural History, 1896 - eTopFoto / Charles Walker

Gems and Stones Hephaestites The Masonic Jewel of Past Grand High Priest Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masonry. The inset gems repesent the breast plate of the Jewish High Priest each gem representing

Strange phenomena - Mimicry in insects. Illustration from Richard Lydekkers Royal Natural History, 1896. - eTopFoto/Charles Walker

BRITISH MYTHS - HOLY MAID OF KENT The Imposture of the Holy Maid of Kent, with in lower register, Edwad VI of England signing the warrant for Joan Bochers arrest and trial. Engraving by J

Inn sign of The Royal Oak. Pub sign for one of the Greene King houses

Ast. Sites Chartres The tympanum of the Royal portal with the four zodiacal symbols for the Evangelists Chartres Cathedral 13th century

Zodiacal band of the twelve images, around a series of concentrics relating to dream interpretation. Hand-coloured engraving of 1830 - insert folding plate from The Royal Book of Dreams

PORCUPINE The porcupine with the royal crown is the emblem of King Louis XII. Carved on the wall of the chateau at Blois

Pub sign for one of the Thwaites Houses, The Royal Oak

Figurine of the so-called snake-goddess found by Evans in the royal apartments of the remains at Knossos. it is now thought to be a medical image, related to the healing serpent cult of Asclepius

Christian 13th century illumination of the Virgin and Child. 19th century lithographic copy of British Library manuscript Royal 2 A XXII

HISTORY - TOWER OF LONDON View of Tower of London, and London bridge, in the Time of Henry VII. 19th century litograph from Royal Mss. 16, in British Library

From Haunted Houses by Joseph Braddock Brede Place Sussex

Bodiam was probably the last of the genuine military castles to be built in England, but it saw action only twice. It was presented to the nation by Lord Curzon of Kedleston in 1925

The Long Man of Wilmington Sussex 1874 231 ft tall holds a staff in each hand

Elephant as symbol on the facade of a building which once served the Indian trade company, in the East End of London

Building London to Manchester railway 1830

Famous Ghosts : Skeleton ghost, Harry Price Library, University of London, England

London - Cheapside Curious ntriple image of Pisces from among the zodialal signs on the Sun Alliance Insurance Building in Cheapside e2006 Charles Walker / TopFoto

London Lloyds Building A 2006 Charles Walker / TopFoto
London Lloyds Building e2006 Charles Walker / TopFoto

Astrology Zodiacal Signs Aquarius Aquarius the waterbearer on the Sun Alliance Building Cheapside London Modern Design

Fantasy creation around sleeping head, with projection of astral forms, against star-spangled night sky - © TopFoto / Charles Walker

Rahmen Bey, Egyptian Fakir, tested at New York. Rahmen Bey being examined by doctors after being in a casket submerged in the sea for one hour. 19 July 1926

Figure of the Mayan Diving God. 26 April 1926

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