Gallerie der neuen Propheten, apokalyptischen Träumer, Geisterseher und Revolutionsprediger : ein Beytrag zur Geschichte der menschlichen Narrheit
A German satirical book printed in 1799 by the Mevgand bookshop, a gallery of prophets, apocalyptic dreamers and revolutionary preachers aimed at general readers curious about human folly. The first picture is a plain hand-drawn zigzag stroke on mottled paper, while the second is a fine engraved vignette of a helmeted classical bust beside a globe, a beehive and a cartouche lettered 'Wgd. BH' on a pedestal, offering a designer restrained emblematic ornament built from symbolic objects.
