Die zwölf Monate des Jahres : in Versen mit Bildern
Die zwölf Monate des Jahres is an 1854 German picture book of twelve monthly verses by Anton Schmitt, published by Linn, aimed at children and general readers. Its hand-coloured lithographs show月 scenes of town life, seasonal labour and carnival costume, with clean outlines, flat watercolour-like tints and small captions in German and French. A designer could take its economical figure groupings, period costume detail and lively crowd staging as models for seasonal or calendar illustration.
