Mutter- und Kose-Lieder : Dichtung und Bilder zur edlen Pflege des Kindheitlebens ; ein Familienbuch
Mutter- und Kose-Lieder is an 1844 German family book of mother and nursery verses by Friedrich Fröbel, with illustrations by Friedrich Unger, published by the institute promoting children's play and activity in Germany. Its pages pair a framed German poem with fine black-line vignettes of gardens, a window scene, a toy-like soldier and a family picnic under trees. A designer could draw on the crisp botanical borders, the flowing lily and grass ornament, and the tidy domestic genre scenes for nostalgic, child-centred layouts.
