A-B-C-Buch aus dem Thierreich in Reimen und Bildern
An 1862 German alphabet picture book, the A-B-C-Buch aus dem Thierreich, by Wilhelm Busch and published by Braun & Schneider, pairs each letter with a rhymed couplet and a hand-coloured animal scene for children. The pictures show anthropomorphic animals in small comic episodes, with bold outlines, flat colour and loose vignette compositions a designer could borrow for character-driven panels or whimsical spot illustrations.
