Der Christbaum : Bilder und Reime für die Jugend
Der Christbaum is an 1851 German alphabet and rhyme picture book for children, published by Hoffmann and credited to J. Engelhorn and Friedrich Aaron Krais. Its pages pair hand-coloured animal and everyday scenes in framed panels with short German verses under each image. A designer could take from its tight grid of framed vignettes, decorated initial letters, and naive colour the way simple, informative picture layouts combine text and illustration.
