An illustration is a displayed visualization form presented as a drawing, painting, photograph or other work of art that is created to elucidate or dictate sensual information (such as a story, poem or newspaper article) by providing a visual representation graphically.

Contents

• 1 History
  • 1.1 Early history
  • 1.2 15th century through 18th century
  • 1.3 Early to mid 19th century
  • 1.4 Golden age of illustration
• 2 Technical illustration
• 3 Illustration art
• 4 Types of illustration
• 5 See also
• 6 References

History

Early history

The earliest forms of illustration were prehistoric cave paintings. Before the invention of the printing press, books, such as Medieval illuminated manuscripts, were hand-illustrated. Illustration has been used in China and Japan since the 8th century, traditionally by creating woodcuts to accompany writing.

Noun

illustration (plural illustrations)

1. The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct.
2. That which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.
3. A picture designed to decorate a volume or elucidate a literary work.
4. A calculated prevision of insurance premiums and returns (life insurance)

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