Occult Images

by Agile Rabbit Editions

This book contains stunning images for use as a graphic resource, or inspiration. All the illustrations are stored in high-resolution format on the enclosed free CD-ROM and are ready to use for professional quality printed media and web page design. The pictures can also be used to produce postcards, or to decorate your letters, flyers, etc. They can be imported directly from the CD into most design, image- manipulation, illustration, word-processing and e-mail programs; no installation is required. For most applications, single images can be used free of charge. Please consult the introduction to this book, or visit our website for conditions. Symbolism has always played an fundamental role in the pursuit of the occult. As the occult largely deals with that which is secret, not revealed and hidden, the mysterious and in particular the supernatural, knowledge of it could only be shared through 'intuitive understanding' rather than quantifiable scientific method. The extensive use of symbolic images proved an excellent manner of recording and relating this obscure and enigmatic lore while at the same time shielding it from the skeptical perception of the uninitiated. Over the ages a wealth of occult images has emerged, largely originating from arcane volumes of ancient hermetic doctrine. Most of the illustrations in this book have been taken from an armorial of this category, Les Devises Heroiques by Claude Paradin, published in 1556. If the use of these pictures was not intentionally occult, its origins for the larger part were so indeed.

Genres: Reference

Paperback

First published April 1, 2006

Reviews

[Wink · Rating 5 out of 5]

WONDERFULLY WEIRD MEDIEVAL CLIP-ART

This thick little book contains almost 300 arcane symbols, selected from Claude Paradin’s 1551 book Le Devises Heroiques (archive.org has a full scan of the 1614 edition). These baffling, spooky symbols of bleeding hands, self-pouring urns, leaking barrels, murderous skeletons, and blindfolded horses were used as marks of ownership by the aristocracy over 500 years ago. Mysterious and appealing, the images are open to interpretation by today’s viewer. Included with the book is a CD-ROM containing high-resolution files of all the images in the book, making it useful for T-shirt artists and graphic designers. — Mark Frauenfelder

Occult Images
by Agile Rabbit Editions
Pepin Press
2006, 272 pages, 6 x 6 x 1 plus CD-ROM
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[Daniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

amazing clip-art style reference book that, of course, is now out of print. images inexplicably resonate in the darkest, most pagan, forested fashions - but, again, clip-art style, so very easy to translate simply, strongly, & graphically. last time i looked, this book was goin' for $75 on amazon. BUT, it does come with a CD.