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Shigeru Mizuki - Yokai / Mythological Creature Illustrations, 2002

Shigeru Mizuki - TyphonTyphon  Shigeru Mizuki - ScyllaScylla  Shigeru Mizuki - Dragon of SwitzerlandDragon  Shigeru Mizuki - CerberusCerberus  Shigeru Mizuki - GremlinGremlin  Shigeru Mizuki - GlaukosGlaukos  Shigeru Mizuki - RukhRukh  Shigeru Mizuki - BackbearedBackbeared  Shigeru Mizuki - ZunuquaZunuqua  Shigeru Mizuki - WaiwaiWaiwai  Shigeru Mizuki - Sea SerpentSea Serpent  Shigeru Mizuki - CentaursCentaurs
Shigeru Mizuki - Chon ChonChon Chon  Shigeru Mizuki - LeviathanLeviathan  Shigeru Mizuki - Tengu of ChinaTengu of China  Shigeru Mizuki - CholtCholt  Shigeru Mizuki - MelusineMelusine  Shigeru Mizuki - BuerBuer  Shigeru Mizuki - HippogriffHippogriff  Shigeru Mizuki - HarpyHarpy  Shigeru Mizuki - BalorBalor  Shigeru Mizuki - GriffenGriffen  Shigeru Mizuki - GarudaGaruda  Shigeru Mizuki - The DeathThe Death  Shigeru Mizuki - BasiliskBasilisk  Shigeru Mizuki - PolyphemusPolyphemus  Shigeru Mizuki - SalamanderSalamander  Shigeru Mizuki - PhorkysPhorkys  Shigeru Mizuki - DragonDragon  Shigeru Mizuki - Giant NewtGiant Newt 
 "This is an artbook/encyclopedia that came included with a set of Tarot Cards centered around Shigeru Mizuki's artwork. There are 80 Yokai/Mythical Creatures in total, and each one comes with their own entry that gives a little more information about the creature. Shigeru Mizuki himself considered mythical monsters/beasts outside of Japan types of Yokai, so these entries contain creatures from all around the world." 
 The complete book, including many more of Mizuki's illustrations of Yokai and other various mythological creatures can be viewed at Archive.org 
 Previous Monster Brains posts sharing the work of Mizuki can be found below..   Shigeru Mizuki - Illustrated Guide To Yokai Monsters, 2004  Shigeru Mizuki - God of Pestilence   Shigeru Mizuki's Yokai, 1974   Shigeru Mizuki - Yokai Illustrations  And finally, the first post on Monster Brains sharing the work of Mizuki in 2006..

The Cloisters Apocalypse, 1330

68.174The Dragon and the Beasts Cast into Hell 

The Beast Wages War against the SaintsThe Beast Wages War against the Saints 

68.174Saint Michael Defeating the Beasts 

 68.174The Opening of the Fourth Seal, Pestilence 

68.174The Army of Horsemen 

The Locusts Wage WarThe Locusts Wage War 

68.174Satan Released from Prision 

68.174An Image of the Beast of the Sea Fashioned 

The Beast of the EarthThe Beast of the Earth 

The Unclean SpiritsThe Unclean Spirits 

The Beast of the SeaThe Beast of the Sea 

The Dragon Wages WarThe Dragon Wages War 

The Woman EscapesThe Woman Escapes 

The Dragon and the WomanThe Dragon and the Woman 

68.174The Beast of the Sea and the Dragon Worshiped 

The Worshipers of the Beast Receive His MarkThe Worshipers of the Beast Receive His Mark

 68.174The Fifth Trumpet Sounded, The First Woe

 A Storm; The Woman and the DragonA Storm; The Woman and the Dragon 

68.174The Opening of the Book 

 

"The Apocalypse, or Book of Revelation, was, according to European medieval tradition, written by John the Evangelist during his exile on the Greek island of Patmos. The opening chapters recount God’s instructions to the bishops of the seven churches in Asia Minor. The following chapters describe John’s extraordinary account of events to come at the end of time. The colorful illustrations of this manuscript bring these dream-like prophecies to life." 

Art and quotation taken from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Manuel Orazi - (Magic Calendar) Mil DCCCXCVI, 1895

The Magic Calendar, Mil DCCCXCVI  SorciereAstrological & lunar chart / Sorciere 

  Witch within magic circleIntro / Witch Within Magic Circle

  January 1896 - SabbatSolar system / January 1896 - Sabbat

  FebruarySun compass / February 

  MarchImprecation / March 

  AprilHoroscope / April 

 MayLove potion / May 

 JuneOnce upon a time, I was promised a beautiful / June 

  JuliusTransmutation, the Alchemist / July

  AugustBlack Mass / August 

 September?The Harvest of Herbs / September?

  October; EvocationThe Sorcerer / October; Evocation 

  NovemberBewitchment / November 

  December; End of WizardsJudgment of Sorcerers / December; End of Wizards

 All things good or bad for each dayAll things good or bad for each day

  MDCCCXCO You who leafed through these pages / MDCCCXC 

"An occultist calendar illustrated by Manuel Orazi and printed in an symbolic edition of 777 copies to commemorate magic for the coming year of 1896. Each double page emulates the Christian calendar (name days, iconography). The document presents itself as a type of pagan-style almanac to chart the year of magic. The illustrations by Manuel Orazi combine nouveau art imagery with references to occult ceremonies, horoscopes, and tarot. The accompanying text is by Austin de Croze, a French food writer, who was also fascinated by esotericism." - quote source 

Artworks found at the Cornell University Library.

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