Does anyone have suggestions for a more recent alternative to John Harthan, The history of the illustrated book: the Western tradition (London: Thames and Hudson, 1981; paperback edition, 1997) for an introductory course on book illustration history in the West? Or is Harthan still the winner when it comes to a reasonably affordable fully-illustrated survey of the topic? Thanks! Erin. ---------------- Erin C. Blake, Ph.D. | Head of Collection Information Services | Folger Shakespeare Library | 201 E. Capitol St. SE, Washington, DC, 20003 | [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> | office tel. +1 202-675-0323<tel:%2B1%20202-675-0323> | fax +1 202-675-0328<tel:%2B1%20202-675-0328> | www.folger.edu<http://www.folger.edu/> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~