The Rise of the Image: Essays on the History of the Illustrated Art Book

The eight articles of this volume, written by art historians in the UK and the US, offer case studies of the development of books where images play a role greater than mere supplement to the text. Appropriately, the b&w plates that accompany each article are of the best quality. The topics include 17th-century illustrations for Leonardo's Trattato , woodcut portraits in Vasari's Lives , architectural images in the writings of Andrea Palladio, the use of photographs by Charles Robinson at the Kensington Museum, and Andrea Pozzo's Perspectiva pictorum et architectorum . Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)