Adolfs Bilderbuch, oder Beschreibung merkwürdiger Begebenheiten aus der christlichen Kirchengeschichte : ein Lesebuch für die wißbegierige Jugend ; mit 20 illuminirten Kupfern
An 1819 German children's picture book, Adolfs Bilderbuch, published by Friedrich Traugott Uz, offering readers of the young a reading book of notable events from Christian church history with twenty hand-coloured copper engravings. The four pictures are rotated sideways, showing crowded period scenes of robed and armoured figures, a courtly gathering, and a dense group in a hall with lettered captions along the margins. A designer might take from them the bold flat colour, the dense multi-figure compositions, and the decorative lettering framing each scene.
