# Illustration: A Concise History (World of Art)

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- Authors: [Andrew Hall](https://www.bookquiver.com/andrew-hall)
- Publisher: thames_and_hudson
- ISBN: 978-05-0029-772-8
- Pages: 360
- Published: 2025-03-06
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

An indispensable guide to the international history of illustrated images, from 1750 to the present day. Illustration: A Concise History is a dynamic visual journey through the landscape of illustration that maps the evolution of the discipline from the industrial revolution to the post-digital age and showcases over 180 of its most iconic practitioners, including Laura Knight, Antonio Lopez, Käthe Kollwitz and Hayao Miyazaki. By contextualizing the subject within a framework of key political events, cultural innovations and technological advances, Andrew Hall redefines how we might think about illustration and the place that it has in our ever-evolving global network. The second half of this introductory volume follows on from the ten chapters charting the chronology of illustration to provide a more in-depth look at its specific commercial genres across eleven feature sections, each including mini-histories, practical career advice and biographies of inspirational practitioners who operated within the field.