In this research article, graphical analytics is presented as a method for the investigation of page/layout- and image-based materials. This approach is used to analyse image composition, image constellations and the layout of the examined books, and it facilitates a comparison across several books within a single visualization. The methodology is introduced and the epistemology explained, along with concepts such as framework, simulative and heuristic models, and image constellations. Methodological steps like the establishment of the data set, the collection of specific data, the organization of the information architecture, and the design of the display of these data are explained. The method is illustrated through a case study on nine illustrated books on non-human primates. This material is analysed according to given research questions on the proximity of non-human primates and human beings being depicted in the images of these books, and on the differences between the illustrated books with respect to their target audiences. The findings of our graphical analytics reveal patterns of proximity between humans and non-human primates as well as the iconology of the Book of Genesis in the pictorial and textual materials used by these illustrated books. This contribution presents an introduction to graphical analytics with an exemplary application.

在这篇研究文章中，图形分析被介绍为一种调查基于页面/布局和基于图像的材料的方法。该方法用于分析图像成分，图像星座图和所检查书籍的布局，并且便于在单个可视化文件中对几本书进行比较。介绍了方法，并解释了认识论，以及诸如框架，模拟和启发式模型以及图像星座之类的概念。解释了诸如建立数据集，特定数据的收集，信息体系结构的组织以及这些数据的显示设计之类的方法步骤。通过对九本关于非人类灵长类动物的插图书籍进行案例研究来说明该方法。根据给定的研究问题对这些材料进行了分析，这些问题涉及这些书的图像中描绘的非人类灵长类动物和人类的接近程度，以及插图书籍与目标受众之间的差异。我们图形分析的结果揭示了人类与非人类灵长类动物之间的接近模式，以及这些插图书籍所使用的图形和文字材料中的《创世记》的肖像学。该贡献介绍了示例应用程序对图形分析的介绍。我们图形分析的结果揭示了人类与非人类灵长类动物之间的接近模式，以及这些插图书籍所使用的图形和文字材料中的《创世记》的肖像学。该贡献介绍了示例应用程序对图形分析的介绍。我们图形分析的发现揭示了人类与非人类灵长类动物之间的接近模式，以及这些插图书籍所使用的图形和文字材料中的《创世记》的肖像学。该贡献介绍了示例应用程序对图形分析的介绍。