Afterlife, Folklore, Supernatural & Witchcraft Gallery

Waldensian Sabbath, facsimile copy of a manuscript, Paris, 19th century (colour litho)

CHT163087 Waldensian Sabbath, facsimile copy of a manuscript, Paris, 19th century (colour litho) by French School, (15th century) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: keeping in the Bibliotheque Nationale de France; The Waldensians (also known variously as Waldenses, Vallenses, Valdesi or Vaudois) are a Christian movement and religious cultural group which originated in Lyons in the late 1170s; The Poor Men of Lyons; Peter Waldo preaching apostolic poverty as the way to perfection; in conflict with the Roman Catholic Church which declared them heretical; in 16th century embraced Protestant Reformation; ); A© Archives Charmet; French, out of copyright

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Rose-croix lamen (collar jewel) 1888 (w/c & ink on coloured card with silk)

RGL212687 Rose-croix lamen (collar jewel) 1888 (w/c & ink on coloured card with silk) by Westcott, William Wynn (1848-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: modelled on an image in the Geheime Figuren der Rosenkreuzer (Secret Symbols of Rosicrucians) of 1785; later simplified to a cross worn around the neck; Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn;); English, out of copyright

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"Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all"

HTL91860 "Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all", illustration for The Masque of the Red Death from Selected Tales of Mystery by Edgar Allan Poe, 1909 (w/c & gouache on paper) by Shaw, John Byam Liston (1872-1919); 24x18.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: American poet and story writer;); By courtesy of Julian Hartnoll; English, out of copyright

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