Publication Characteristics

Book Illustrations

Works consisting of photographs, prints, drawings, portraits, plates, diagrams, facsimiles, maps, tables, or other representations or systematic arrangements of data designed to elucidate or decorate the contents of a publication. (From The ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, 1983, p114)

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Works consisting of photographs, prints, drawings, portraits, plates, diagrams, facsimiles, maps, tables, or other representations or systematic arrangements of data designed to elucidate or decorate the contents of a publication. (From The ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, 1983, p114)

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Indexing Annotation

This heading is used as a Publication Type. Book illustrations as a subject are indexed under the main heading BOOKS, ILLUSTRATED. INDEXER: Do not use. CATALOGER: Use only for images originally published in a book.

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History Note

2008(1997)

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  1. V01.185w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Book Illustrations. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019489. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019489
  2. Book Illustrations. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_illustration
  3. Book Illustrations. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q998555