Bildergallerie der Biblischen Geschichte
A German lithograph series from 1833, the Bildergallerie der Biblischen Geschichte, made by Ferdinand Berger for readers learning Bible stories. Its plates show scenes from the Nativity and the Presentation at the Temple, with numbered captions and tidy engraved-style shading. A designer could draw on its clear staging of crowded groups around a central figure and its restrained, sepia-toned academic style.
