Feste des Lebens und der Kunst : eine Betrachtung des Theaters als hochstein Kultursymbols
A German-language 1900 treatise by the designer Peter Behrens, published in Leipzig by Eugen Diederichs, on theatre as the highest symbol of culture. The pictures are Art Nouveau page borders and decorative corner ornaments in dark teal line work on cream paper, with a large maroon initial S and a page number 6. A designer could take from them the turn-of-the-century habit of framing a text block with stylised linear frames, stepped corners and diamond motifs.
