illustration
graphic image printed with or inserted in the text of a publication as an embellishment or to complement or elucidate the text
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Summary
illustration ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,600 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Genre: illustrative arts[2]
- Subclass of: image[3], visual artwork[4]
- Commons category: Illustrations[5]
- Topic's main category: Category:Illustration[6]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10]
- Partially coincident with: line art[11]
- Used by: picture book[12], Illustrated Book[13]
- Main Wikidata property: P18[14], P9972[15]
- Different from: illustration[16], book illustration[17]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18]
- Entry in abbreviations table: ил.[19]
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Influence
Things named for illustration include Irasutoya[20], a website[21], in Japan[22], founded in 2012[23].
Why It Matters
illustration has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] illustration is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]
Entities named for illustration include Irasutoya[20], a website[21], in Japan[22], founded in 2012[23].