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Mendeleeff arranging the table of elements under his Periodic Law

Doré's Dragons, Demons and Monsters and the five sets ofOne of the great book illustrators of all time, Gustave Dor created richly detailed, brilliantly imaginative scenes of legendary worlds filled with fantastic creatures. This collection of more than ninety illustrations dramatically demonstrates the amazing inventiveness of this remarkable nineteenth century artist. His fanciful portrayals of sea serpents, fire breathing dragons, lost souls suffering endless agonies, and scores of other grotesque