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BETWEEN WORD AND IMAGE: ON JAN BUKOWSKI’S BOOK COVERS AS INTERSEMIOTIC TRANSLATIONS The article is devoted to the art of illustration, understood as translating words into pictures. subject analysis work Jan Bukowski (1873-1943), a leading artist Young Poland, pioneer Polish applied and an outstanding creator book graphics. He was revered for his ability reach “inner content” text resulting from author’s intention express it with equivalent plastic form. discusses theoretical aspects word-image relationship explains concept intersemiotic translation. On basis this concept, model proposed analyze selected graphic works by translations. analytical part presents four different types equivalence that used when making translations, which were designs covers literary works.