The wonderful and often enigmatic emblems illustrating books in the 16th and 17th centuries obviously influenced alchemical imagery. These are mostly in the form of woodcuts or engravings and are often very difficult for the modern eye to fully appreciate. Adam McLean has studied this material for forty years and has made these images accessible again by subtly colouring them in the style of original manuscript watercoloured figures. This enables us to see these emblems as artworks relevant to our modern age.
Here are a number of images now being supplied in the form of A2 (24 by 16.5 inch) fine art giclée signed prints which are printed by the artist himself.
The prints each cost £40 or $65 (plus postage).
Prints EMBLEM 1 -6 Prints EMBLEM 7 -12
 EMBLEM 01. Woodcut from Durer's Apocalypse series, 1511, showing the Beast with seven heads. 
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 EMBLEM 02. Woodcut by Lucas Cranach from Vollbibel Luther, 1534, shows God admiring his creation.
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 EMBLEM 03. Woodcut of Ezekiel's vision of the heavenly chariot from the Bear Bible 16th Century woodcut.
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 EMBLEM 04. Freemasonic emblem showing symbolism of the temple - 18th century French engraving.
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 EMBLEM 05. Woodcut title page The Cosmographical Glasse, 1559, with images of the seven planets.
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 EMBLEM 06. Kabbalistic emblem from Joseph ben Abraham Gikatilla, Portae lucis, 1516, showing the tree of life.
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