The Art of the Illustrated Book

Superbly colourful and comprehensive wide ranging selection of illustrated book images from the collection of the National Art Library at the Victoria and Albert museum.
A huge array of different visual styles and illustrative techniques are on show here, from early religious manuscripts with illuminated lettering to botanical illustrations, classics such as Merian's drawings of plants and Audubon's birds, illustrations for stories and fables, literary reference, Beardsley's work for Oscar Wilde, Victorian era travelogues and grand tour illustrations, numerous ornamental collections, the printed works of early pioneers and masters such as Durer - up to some important contemporary works.