Abbildungen merkwürdiger Thiere, nebst einer Beschreibung ihrer Lebensart
A 1800 German natural history book, Abbildungen merkwürdiger Thiere, by Johann Reinhold Forster and Georg Simon Klügel, published by Dreyßig, with numbered hand-coloured plates of people in costume rather than animals. The pages show figures from varied regions in long robes, furs, feathered headdresses and everyday dress, drawn in flat outline with bright washes of red, blue, yellow and green. A designer could draw on their clear, stiff poses and bold local colour for costume references, historical character sheets or folk-style palettes.
