{"id":921,"date":"2012-09-21T10:52:45","date_gmt":"2012-09-21T08:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rattatattoo.com\/?p=921"},"modified":"2012-09-21T10:52:45","modified_gmt":"2012-09-21T08:52:45","slug":"tattoos-of-illustrations-from-famous-childrens-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rattatattoo.com\/tattoos-of-illustrations-from-famous-childrens-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Tattoos of Illustrations from Famous Children’s Books"},"content":{"rendered":"
The art of illustration began some time between the 13th and 14th centuries. Artists would carve designs into a piece of wood, cover the wood with ink and then press paper or card to the carved woodblock, leaving an impression of the woodblock carving on the page. Initially, woodblock illustrations were used for playing cards and religious books that used pictures to communicate with the illiterate masses. When the printing press was developed in the mid-15th century, illustrations were used as a way to add diagrams to instructive texts and as a way to communicate religious scenes to the public. The first record of a printed, illustrated book that was aimed at children is\u00a0Orbus Sensualium Pictus<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(The Visible World in Pictures) which was printed in 1658. Since then, picture books have become a popular way to entertain children and many of the illustrations have become so popular that they are now worn as tattoos.<\/strong><\/p>\n