A wide, knowledgeable and comprehensive survey of 500 years of printed illustration. Starting with the beginnings of book illustration supporting movable type, the book becomes a collection and investigation of the great illustrators and their work. Artists include:
Durer, Hans Holbein the Younger, William Hogarth, William Blake, Goya, Thomas Bewick, Thomas Rowlandson, George Cruikshank, Phiz, John Leech, Randolph Caldecott, John Tenniel, Sir William Schwenk Gilbert, Aubrey Beardsley, William Morris, Edward Calvert, Bennet, Richter, Adolph Menzel, Daumier, Toulouse-Lautrec, Gustave Doré and many more early Twentieth century woodcut arts and print makers.
Illustrations: Hundreds of illustrations.
Size: 215 mm x 280 mm
Copyright: Many public domain images, modern images may be subject to copyright.
ISBN 10: 0486484653
