Picturebooks perceived by an art historian: obvious issues and second thoughts

Abstract

A collection of some digressions focused on the term „picturebook/picture book” which result from art history research perspective. The proposed discussion, among others, deals with the nature of relations between words and images within the books recognised as picturebooks/picture books, and according to the author of the paper, books which are just the examples of richly illustrated books. The text comprises references to Western scholars, including Kristin Hallberg’s concept of “iconotext” (1982), Maria Nikolajeva and Carole Scott’s reflections from their study How Picturebooks Work (2001), and Joseph Schwarcz’s approach, actually closest to the author’s own views, as it was represented in his book entitled Ways of the Illustrator (1982). The paper also includes examples and short analyses of a few Polish as well as foreign books, both created by one artist only or a duo: writer-illustrator.

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