Ernstes und Heiteres in neuen Gedichten : ein Prämienbuch für die Jugend
A German illustrated poetry collection of 1843 by Gottfried Gentzel with pictures by Theodor Hosemann, published by Winckelmann und Söhne as a prize book for young readers. The hand-coloured plates show narrative scenes of comic and devout moments inside ornamental vine and scroll borders, with a warm sepia palette that a designer could borrow for vintage frames, decorative borders and storybook vignettes.
