>>Images were selected for their intrinsic relationship to the topic, because they illuminated an important dynamic, or quite simply because they were unusually striking.Though, inevitably, some familiar pieces will be found in these pages, we have attempted to favor rare or unusual works that, to our knowledge, have not been reproduced before. Hence the concomitant emphasis on book illustration, and on a wealth of images that have remained more or less invisible in canonical art histories.

Because of its rich and varied modes of representation the Fantastic also lends itself quite easily to interdisciplinary approaches. Psychology and sociology, art and literary history, anthropology and folklore among other disciplines, can provide avenues of investigation useful in the study of such basic critical or analytical concepts for the Fantastic as repression, the uncanny, indeterminacy, or the postmodern.<<

Very thought provoking clip Aribeth. My favourite is the angel blowing bubbles. I'll remember this next time I'm being smited!

Illustrations are wonderful. The right illustration can make or break a reading expirence for me. Yeah, I like looking at pictures when I read.

Yeah, I like looking at pictures when I read.

Me too

I actually collect illustrations of fantsy and science fiction.
There is a calendar at The Website At The End Of The Universe that has illustrations in the art part of the calendar.

A bewitching collection

popped for the calendar skwirlinator! Also for the cornell images!