The early work of Aubrey Beardsley
A 1899 London monograph by H. C. Marillier, published by John Lane, surveying the early black-and-white work of illustrator Aubrey Beardsley for an audience of art readers and collectors. Its plates reproduce pen-and-ink line drawings with bold solid black masses, decorative borders, and stylised figures set against flat areas of white, showing how sparse black-and-white contrast and ornamental framing can build an entire page for designers.
