Title Page: Jerusalem (1974)
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- Title Page: Jerusalem (1974)
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This title page from Jerusalem (1974 facsimile) depicts Jerusalem (the female “emanation of the Giant Albion” in the subtitle of the poem) as a butterfly surrounded by figures who are mourning and flying about in distress. Jerusalem is in her unawakened state, separated from Albion. This image from the 1974 facsimile should be compared to the colored facsimile in the library’s collections from 1951. The comparison shows how different Blake’s use of color could be from copy to copy. Here it is more subtle and uses shades of yellow and gold instead of a full rainbow to suggest Jerusalem’s potential.
Note: As of early 2018, none of the material used for this facsimile had been digitized at the William Blake Archive. Consult the book in Schaffer Library for a detailed view of this particular image.