Frontispiece: Jerusalem (1974)
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- Frontispiece: Jerusalem (1974)
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In this image from Jerusalem, a man opens an arched door that leads to a dark room. Blake scholars theorize that this man is Los, mainly because of the glowing orb he holds in his right hand. The orb casts light and shadows across the doorway as Los steps within. This image from the 1974 facsimile should be compared to the colored facsimile in the library’s collections from 1951. Like the title page of the 1974 edition, the colors are more limited in range to yellows and gold, but the effect of light entering a darkened space is just as effective.
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.