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An 1835 German alphabet primer published by Trowitzsch und Sohn, made for young children learning letters through rhyming verses. Each letter pairs a hand-coloured woodcut scene with a short moral couplet, such as a goose beside a pond, a dog chasing a man, a donkey by a mill, and a fox caught in a trap. A designer could draw on the simple, flat storybook compositions, bold outlines and naive colour blocking.
