Deutsche Sagen und Mährchen für die Jugend : Mit 7 illum. Kupfern
A German children's anthology of legends and fairy tales, compiled by Widar Ziehnert and published in 1838 by C. L. Fritzsche, with seven hand-coloured copper engravings set in ornamental vine borders. The pictures show costumed figures in medieval and early modern dress in scenes of courtly encounter, street skirmish, a drummer before a castle, and a tomb-side confrontation under gothic vaulting. A designer could take from them the flat, outlined hand-colouring, the lightly framed vignette layout with floral borders, and the dense period costume detail typical of nineteenth-century German story illustration.
