In Freude und Leid : Denksprüche mit Initialen / gemalt von Alwine Schrödter
A German illuminated book of 1865 published in Frankfurt by I.D. Sauerlanders Verlag, with decorative motto texts and painted initials by Alwine Schroedter (1820-1892), made for a general reading audience. Its pages pair large ornamented capitals with blackletter verses framed by vines, flowers, and knotwork, offering a designer ready models for decorative initials, botanical borders, and mixed-script text layouts.
