Historischer Bilder Bibel ... Theil: Anderer Theil in sich haltend die Abbildungen der Historien des 2, 3, 4, 5, Buchs Mose, des Buchs Josuae, des Buchs der Richter, des Buchs Ruth
A 1705 German illustrated Bible, the second part of Johann Ulrich Kraus's Historischer Bilder Bibel, covering the books of Exodus through Ruth for Protestant readers. Each plate pairs a framed scene with German verse beneath and an ornamental rococo cartouche below, all in black-and-white engraving. A designer could take the dense crowded compositions, the flowing scroll-and-foliage borders, and the layout of image over text for historical or decorative framing.
