Spiel und Leben : ein Bilderbuch für Kleine und Große
Spiel und Leben is a German picture book of 1854 published by Meinhold, made for young children and adults alike, with hand-coloured lithographs paired with verse on each page. The pictures show village children at play, walking to school, and gathering outdoors in rural gardens and lanes, all rendered in a soft, naive style. A designer could take from them the simple composition of figures set against leafy backdrops, with bright flat colour and clear costume detail of the period.
