Sound has historically resisted representation in print while images have not

Evidence

No book about vision and visual art is devoid of diagrams and reproductions, yet books about sound and music are traditionally mute. It has been possible to print images in books for centuries, but conveying sound has historically been much more difficult. — Eric J. Heller, Why You Hear What You Hear- An…, 8

Categorization

• QUESTION: Why exactly has sound resisted print representation? This is a medium-theory question worth chasing.
• XREF: Connects to media theory (McLuhan, Ong) and the reader’s work on communication and silence.