Welcome to the IBIS Website
IBIS was established in 1995 to encourage research into, and to facilitate the exchange of information on book and periodical illustrations, the artists and their publishers. The Society has a worldwide membership including artists, collectors, bibliographers, writers and general enthusiasts.
Whilst IBIS embraces all aspects of illustrative art, the main emphasis is on the illustration of texts in English since the 1830s.
As well as containing information about the Society (its activities, benefits of membership, how to join) our website includes full details of our past publications which serve as important sources of information for writers and researchers.
News: January 2009
We have now set up an email list which members can join. This will enable us to notify our members of events and to report news in a more timely manner. The list will remain private and used only by members of the IBIS committee.
Please join our list - start by clicking here.
News: December 2008
Issue 40 of Studies in Illustration was despatched to members early in December. The superb article on Joyce Dennys, written by William Connelly, is accompanied by four pages of coloured illustrations. Further illustrations relevant to this article can be see in the gallery section on this website.
News: 25 November 2008
We are starting to list more events on our site (new books, exhibitions, lectures, etc) - anything which might be of interest to our members. We welcome information from event organisers.