The Art of Illustration
New York: Skira/Rizzoli, 1984. Hardcover. This volume surveys early picture writing in Sumer, Egypt, and China; and continues through Greece and Rome; then through Jewish, Christian, and Islamic civilizations; and finally through the period of printed-book illustration. Includes 110 full color reproductions and 240 black-and-white illustrations. Large quarto (13.5" x 9.5"). Bound in tan cloth-covered boards with gold title to front and spine. Illustrated dust jacket with cream spine panel; black title to spine. Text and illustrations are bright and clean. 269 pages, including index. Very good. ART/122723. Very Good / Very Good. More