Bilder-Fibel für artige Kinder
A hand-coloured German picture primer, Bilder-Fibel für artige Kinder, published by Krause around 1810 for well-behaved children learning to read. Its pictures pair a simple woodcut-style image with a German word beneath, such as donkey with Esel-like labels, cow with Kuh, sheep with Lamm, and candlestick with Leuchter. The figures are naive and stylised, with flat colour washes and a plain outline, offering a designer a clear model for economical, charming vernacular illustration and for labelled object iconography.
