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Facts about The Book of Urizen
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art holds one of the surviving hand-colored copies of The Book of Urizen among its collection.
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A direct parallel to the biblical Genesis story structures The Book of Urizen, with Urizen's self-imposed separation from eternity mirroring the fall of creation.
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Printed using relief etching, The Book of Urizen was produced in only a small number of hand-colored copies, making each one unique.
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Blake's The Book of Urizen presents a mythological figure of Urizen as a tyrannical demiurge who imposes rigid laws upon existence.
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William Blake wrote and illustrated The Book of Urizen in 1794 as part of his prophetic books exploring themes of tyranny and creation.