Milton, a poem in 12 [i.e. 2] books

Blake, William, 1757-1827, Bemis, Frank Brewer, 1861-1935, former owner, Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) · 1815 · [London] 1804 [i.e. 1815?]. · 15 pictures

Milton, a poem in two books is an illuminated poem by William Blake, printed in London around 1815 and later owned by Frank Brewer Bemis. Its pages pair hand-coloured relief etchings of nude, winged, and glowing figures with dense blocks of text in an irregular hand. A designer might take from them the loose watercolour washes over etched outlines, the flame-like halos, and the way lettering and figure share a single page.

England · London

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