500 Years of Art in Illustration: From Albrecht Durer to Rockwell Kent / Howard Simon

500 Years of Art in Illustration: From Albrecht Durer to Rockwell Kent / Howard Simon

Books

REF.PM.2007
Reference Collection
xvii, 476 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
1945
Howard Simon
The World Publishing Company
Printing -- History., illustrations, illustrators
A comprehensive survey on the subject of book illustration. The book traces the development of the modern book artists. Starting with 16th-century woodcuts by Albrecht Dürer and Hans Holbein, the chronological presentation features works by Goya, Hogarth, Blake, Morris, Doré, Toulouse-Lautrec, Beardsley, and other masters. Each section contains a brief introductory text followed by illustrations of the artist's works.