Die kleinen ABC-Schützen
An 1898 German alphabet primer, Die kleinen ABC-Schützen, published by Weise with illustrations credited to Julius Kocher, for young children learning letters. Each letter page pairs a large initial and a named child in a central roundel with a rhyme and small decorative vignettes of objects. Its chromolithographed scenes of children, animals and everyday objects in saturated, slightly naive colour suit vintage-style packaging, nursery prints and storybook layouts.
