Includes bibliographical references (pages 508-525) and index

Image and Meaning (Prehistory-c. 1800) -- Chinese Illustration before 1900 --. The Art of Observation and the Re-presentation of Nature (1450-1900) -- Dangerous Pictures: Social Commentary in Europe (1720-1860) -- Blake and Goya: Idealism Expressed through Elusive Form, Symbolism, and Mythic Refuge from the Man-Made World -- Sensibilities: Excess and Ornamentalism in Printed Ephemera (1830-1900) -- Fantasy and Children's Book Illustration in the 19th and early 20th Century -- Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, and the Poster Movement: The Designer/Illustrator as a Shaper of Cultural Consciousness -- The Boom and Decline of Narrative Realism in American Illustration (1875-1930) -- Jazz, Sex, and Prosperity: Popular Culture, Illustrated (1920-1940) -- From Pulps to Pinups: Illustrating Alternate Realities in Science Fiction -- 19. An International Medium: History of Comics and Graphic Narratives Section III: The Evolution of Illustration in an Electronic Age -- The Shifting Mid-Century Marketplace: Illustration, Style, and the Challenge of New Media (1940-1980) -- since the 1960s: Underground Comix, Rock, and Protest Posters! -- Children's Book (1935-1995) -- Continuing Strides in Medical and Scientific Illustration and Data-driven Visualization -- : Illustration as a "Future" Discipline Glossary