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S. Elizabeth curates a sourcebook of more than 200 artworks inspired and informed by the morbid, melancholic and macabre.



Table of Contents
Introduction: In Praise of Shadow
PART ONE
It’s All in Your Mind
I. Dreams & Nightmares
II. Psychological Distress
III. Whispers from the Void
PART TWO
The Human Condition
IV. Ailments & Afflictions
V. Depravity & Destruction
VI. Matters of Mortality
PART THREE
The World Around Us
VII. Darkness in Bloom
VIII. Where the Wild Things Are
IX. Mysterious Landscapes, Ruins & Ravaged Places
PART FOUR
Visions from Beyond
X. Gods & Monsters
XI. The Restless Dead & Other Eerie Entities
XII. Dark Arts & Forbidden Mysteries
Further reading
Index
Picture credits
Acknowledgements

The Art of Darkness

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      Publisher Quarto Publishing PLC
      Published 6 September 2022
      ISBN-13 9780711269200
      978-0711269200
      ISBN-10 0711269203
      Also in:
      Art & Photography History of art Theory of art Mysticism, magic and alternative spiritual practices

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      S. Elizabeth curates a sourcebook of more than 200 artworks inspired and informed by the morbid, melancholic and macabre.



      Table of Contents
      Introduction: In Praise of Shadow
      PART ONE
      It’s All in Your Mind
      I. Dreams & Nightmares
      II. Psychological Distress
      III. Whispers from the Void
      PART TWO
      The Human Condition
      IV. Ailments & Afflictions
      V. Depravity & Destruction
      VI. Matters of Mortality
      PART THREE
      The World Around Us
      VII. Darkness in Bloom
      VIII. Where the Wild Things Are
      IX. Mysterious Landscapes, Ruins & Ravaged Places
      PART FOUR
      Visions from Beyond
      X. Gods & Monsters
      XI. The Restless Dead & Other Eerie Entities
      XII. Dark Arts & Forbidden Mysteries
      Further reading
      Index
      Picture credits
      Acknowledgements

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