Die 24 Alten
Die 24 Alten is a German illustrated manuscript of 1418 by Otto von Passau, held by Heidelberg University Library, written as a moral and religious treatise. Its small framed pictures show a seated man in conversation with a standing woman, both in red-and-blue bordered panels against flat red backdrops. A designer might take the simple framing, flat colour blocks of red, blue and green, and the expressive hand gestures used to show dialogue.
