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Illustrations. Layout features.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to pictures or diagrams that clarify or provide an example or visualization. They usually accompany a text; the term is most often used to refer to pictures in books or published journal. For works that explore a subject or are preliminary to a separate, more finalized work, use ""studies (visual works)""For paintings in manuscripts, use ""illuminations"" or ""miniatures (paintings)"" .

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Robert Louis Stevenson, "The History of Moses" (1856).

 File
Identifier: Acc.10356
Scope and Contents

Text as dictated to Stevenson`s mother, with his signature and sketches illustrating the work.

With copy of "The Happy Sunday Book of Painted Pictures" (London, undated) given to Stevenson as a prize, and a copy of the privately printed edition of the Stevenson manuscript by A Edward Newton, and a note by Newton on his acquisition of the manuscript.

Dates: 1856-1919 and undated.